CVE-2012-6555
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Vanilla Forums LatestComment 1.1 Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanillaforums | latestcomment | 1.1 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49249
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908
- http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53633
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49249
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908
- http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53633
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.