Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	53631
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-6557
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 21 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	May 24 2013 05:14AM
Credit:	Henry Hoggard
Vulnerable:	Vanilla Forums AboutMe 1.1.1
Not Vulnerable:

Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

AboutMe plugin for Vanilla Forums is prone to multiple HTML-injection vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

AboutMe 1.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Attackers can use a browser to exploit these issues.

Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Vanilla Forums AboutMe Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

References:

• AboutMe Download Page (Vanillaforums)
  
• Vanilla About Me Plugin Persistant XSS Vulnerability (Henry Hoggard)
  
• Vanilla Forums Homepage (Vanilla Forums)