{"id":"CVE-2012-6557","aliases":["EUVD-2012-6404","GHSA-j629-xgr3-8hjr"],"status":"published","title":"Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the AboutMe plugin 1.1.1 for Vanilla...","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01631,"percentile":0.76403,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2013-05-23T15:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:48:22Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-18911","title":"Vanilla Forums About Me Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting","type":"webapps","platform":"php","date":"2012-05-21","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911"}],"products":[{"vendor":"zodiacdm","product":"aboutme-plugin"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53631","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18911","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49207","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6557"},{"url":"http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/183"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j629-xgr3-8hjr"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2012-6557","description":"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.  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NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","status":"published","published":"2013-05-23T15:00:00Z","modified":"2024-09-16T19:05:38Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:55:26.31684Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-j629-xgr3-8hjr","title":"Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the AboutMe plugin 1.1.1 for Vanilla...","description":"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.  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