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CVE-2013-6880: FlashCanvas proxy.php can redirect users to malicious sites

CVE-2013-6880 · published 6 years ago

Summary

The FlashCanvas component uses a proxy.php file that can be tricked into sending visitors to any web address. This can let attackers send users to harmful sites and run unwanted scripts in their browsers. Update FlashCanvas to the latest version or apply the vendor's recommended fix to stop the redirection.

What to do

Update elvedia flashcanvas to version 1.6 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
elvedia	flashcanvas	< 1.6 `cpe:2.3:a:elvedia:flashcanvas::::::::`

Original advisory text

Open redirect in proxy.php in FlashCanvas before 1.6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the HTTP Referer header.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-12/0051.html Broken Link
http://www.7elements.co.uk/news/cve-2013-6880 Third Party Advisory
http://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/blog/cve-2013-6880-proof-concept Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89663 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

6.1 Medium

Exploitation

1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published22 Nov 2019

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2013-6880 · NVD

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