$ cve CVE-2012-6557 JSON

CVE-2012-6557 EXPLOIT

4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 76)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS	4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS	1.63% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-79
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2013-05-23
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (2)

Vendor	Product
vanillaforums	vanilla
zodiacdm	aboutme-plugin

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Vanilla Forums About Me Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting	2012-05-21

References

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