CVE-2012-6555
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.
- Record
CVE-2012-6555- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.
- Record
CVE-2012-6555- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6402 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6402- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjc8-w968-pc2v No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.
- Record
GHSA-vjc8-w968-pc2v- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Vanilla Forums LatestComment 1.1 Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-05-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6555 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Vanillaforums Latestcomment, published May 23, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.