CVE-2018-17571 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Vanilla forum software versions prior to 2.6.1, specifically through the email field of a user profile. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts via a network-based, low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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.