{"id":"CVE-2012-6557","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-6557","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:22:13.491Z","title":"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)…","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.","published":"2013-05-23T15:55:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:48:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["zodiacdm/aboutme-plugin"],"epss":{"score":0.01631,"percentile":0.76061,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-05-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18911,"kind":"exploit","title":"Vanilla Forums About Me Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/18911.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/18911.txt","published":"2012-05-21","added":"2012-05-21","updated":"2012-05-21","author":"Henry Hoggard","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-82039","CVE-2012-6557"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com8BPQHKOS5A5Z.zip","screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt19000/screen-shot-2012-05-21-at-124713-pm.png","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49207","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49207","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6557","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}