Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 29, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4942
CVE-2013-4942
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flashuploader.swf in the Uploader component in Yahoo! YUI 3.5.0 through 3.9.1, as used in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string in a URL.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
yuinpm | >= 3.2.0, <= 3.9.1 | — |
moodle/moodlePackagist | < 2.2.11 | 2.2.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.8 | 2.3.8 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.4.0-rc1, < 2.4.5 | 2.4.5 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.5.0-beta, < 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 |
Affected products
52cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 35 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versions
< 2.2.11+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.11
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.2.0, <= 3.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- yuilibrary.com/support/20130515-vulnerability/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9ww8-j8j2-3788ghsaADVISORY
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.phpnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4942ghsaADVISORY
- web.archive.org/web/20130909203912/http://yuilibrary.com/support/20130515-vulnerabilityghsaWEB
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