6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-6667
DragonByte Technologies vBShout XSS Vulnerability
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vbshout.php in DragonByte Technologies vBShout module for vBulletin allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the shout parameter in a shout action.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 11, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 29, 2018, 1:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6667 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 Dragonbyte-tech vbshout
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-2012-6667.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/48525 Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18644 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52685 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-6667 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/48525 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/48525 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52685 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52685 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18644 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18644 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dragonbyte-tech:vbshout:*:*:*:*:*:vbulletin:*:* versions up to (including) 6.2.18
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

1.44 }} 0.42%

score

0.84882

percentile

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