CVE-2018-19499 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Vanilla forums versions prior to 2.5.5 and 2.6.2. Authenticated administrators can trigger this vulnerability due to a reachable unserialize call within the Gdn_Format class. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this flaw allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring only network access and high privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.