4.3

CVE-2012-6555: vanillaforums latestcomment Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 23-05-2013Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6555 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in vanillaforums latestcomment. EPSS estimates a 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 23-05-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.07% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasephpVerified

    Vanilla Forums LatestComment 1.1 Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vanillaforums1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links