What is CVE-2018-17571?

CVE-2018-17571 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vanillaforums Vanilla, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-17571?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Vanillaforums Vanilla

CVE-2018-17571

Vanilla before 2.6.1 allows XSS via the email field of a profile.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Vanillaforums Vanilla
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17571?: CVE-2018-17571 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vanillaforums Vanilla, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-17571?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.