Vanilla Forums up to 2.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vanilla Forums up to 2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-9685. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Vanilla Forums up to 2.0 (Forum Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Vanilla Forums before 2.0.18.13 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 02/25/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at vanillaforums.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9685 since 02/25/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Vanilla Forums 2.1

Timelineinfo

02/25/2015 🔍
02/25/2015 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2015 +33 days 🔍
04/16/2022 +2574 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vanillaforums.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-9685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74305
SecurityTracker: 1031822

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:23
Updated: 04/16/2022 21:21
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:23 (42), 04/14/2018 08:27 (6), 04/16/2022 21:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:7ED:103

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