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CVE-2019-8279

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Multiple stored XSS in Vanilla Forums before 2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into any message on forum.

Affected products

• vanilla forums: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vanilla forums 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://scriptinjection.blogspot.com/2019/02/vanilla-forums-25-stored-xss-in-any.html
• https://scriptinjection.blogspot.com/2019/02/vanilla-forums-25-stored-xss-in-any.html

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