Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Vanilla Forums LatestComment 1.1 Plugin - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting EDB-18908 · webapps · May 18, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 18908 exploit
- 53633 vdb-entry
- http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/
- 49249 third-party-advisory