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    CVE-2012-6557

    Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the AboutMe plugin 1.1.1 for Vanilla Forums allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) AboutMe/RealName, (2) AboutMe/Name, (3) AboutMe/Quote, (4) AboutMe/Loc, (5) AboutMe/Emp, (6) AboutMe/JobTit, (7) AboutMe/HS, (8) AboutMe/Col, (9) AboutMe/Bio, (10) AboutMe/Inter, (11) AboutMe/Mus, (12) AboutMe/Gam, (13) AboutMe/Mov, (14) AboutMe/FTV, or (15) AboutMe/Bks parameter to the Edit My Details page. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    Published:May 23, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 23, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00349
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vanillaforums
    Product
    Vanilla
    Vendor
    Zodiacdm
    Product
    Aboutme-plugin

    Exploits

    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High