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Vanilla CVE-2018-17571

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2018-09-28 cve@mitre.org
XSS Vanilla
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 28, 2018 - 05:29 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Vanilla before 2.6.1 allows XSS via the email field of a profile.

AnalysisAI

Vanilla before 2.6.1 allows XSS via the email field of a profile. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Vanilla before 2.6.1 allows XSS via the email field of a profile. Affected products include: Vanillaforums Vanilla. Version information: before 2.6.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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