CVE-2019-8279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stored XSS in Vanilla Forums before 2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into any message on forum.

Published: 2019-03-02

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Kaspersky Lab

Vanilla Forums

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Before 2.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-17677	Multiple stored XSS in Vanilla Forums before 2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into any message on forum.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00806.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://scriptinjection.blogspot.com/2019/02/vanilla-forums-25-stored-xss-in-any.html

History

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Subscriptions

Vanillaforums Vanilla Forums

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Kaspersky

Published: 2019-03-02T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:21:56.165Z

Reserved: 2019-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-8279

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-02T01:29:00.357

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:41:48.123

Link: CVE-2019-8279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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