Zodiacdm Aboutme-plugin 1.1.1 AboutMe/Bks cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Zodiacdm Aboutme-plugin 1.1.1. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument AboutMe/Bks results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-6557. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Zodiacdm Aboutme-plugin 1.1.1. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument AboutMe/Bks with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 05/23/2013 by Henry Ho (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-6557 since 05/23/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (18911), SecurityFocus (BID 53631†), OSVDB (82039†) and Secunia (SA49207†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Henry Ho
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-6557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64173
SecurityFocus: 53631 - Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49207 - Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin Multiple Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82039

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/23/2025 04:30
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (56), 02/27/2019 09:34 (4), 05/23/2025 04:30 (20)
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