CVE-2012-6557

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-05-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

Zodiacdm Aboutme-Plugin: 1.1.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/49207
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911
http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631
http://secunia.com/advisories/49207
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911
http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631

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