4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-6555
Vanilla Forums LatestComment XSS
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 23, 2013, 3:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 9, 2021, 7:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6555 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vanillaforums latestcomment
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-6555.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/49249 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/ Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53633 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-6555 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/ No Types Assigned http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/ Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53633 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53633 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:sahotataran:latestcomment:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:latestcomment:1.1:*:*:*:*:vanilla:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-6555 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-6555 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} -0.03%

score

0.48649

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability