What it is
CVE-2011-2444 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.10 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, and before...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2011-2444
Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting
Adobe / Flash Player
- Severity
- CVSS 4.3 · Medium
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 2.7%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Adobe / Flash Player.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.10 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, and before 10.3.186.7 on Android, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, related to a "universal cross-site scripting issue," as exploited in the wild in September 2011.
- Published
- 22 Sep 2011
- Exploitation Reported
- 22 Sep 2011
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- —
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- —
Tags
macos
android
windows
linux
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2444
- SUSE-SU-2011:1063 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00025...
- RHSA-2011:1333 redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1333.html
- 48308 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48308
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15272 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14050 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_20.html googlechromereleases.blogspot.com · CVE Record http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-updat...
- adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-26.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-26.html
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2011-09-22 01:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
Raw values available in Pro and Enterprise.
Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v2.0
4.3
Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.7%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
-
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
-
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2011-2444
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2011-2444",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 4.3,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.02701,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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