FKIE_CVE-2012-6557

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-05-23 15:55 - Updated: 2026-04-29 01:13
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/49207Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49207Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zodiacdm aboutme-plugin 1.1.1
vanillaforums vanilla -
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      "value": "m\u00faltiples vulnerabilidades XSS en el plugin AboutMe 1.1.1 para Vanilla Forums, permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML a trav\u00e9s de los par\u00e1metros (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, o (15) AboutMe/Bks a la p\u00e1gina \"Edit My Details\". NOTA: algunos de estos detalles han sido obtenidos a partir de informaci\u00f3n de terceros."
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  "lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
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