CVE-2012-6555

LatestComment 1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Discussion Title

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-6555. PoCs published by Henry Hoggard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a persistent XSS vulnerability in the Vanilla LatestComment plugin. By creating a thread with a malicious script in the title, the XSS payload executes when the thread is viewed on the forum index page.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LatestComment plugin 1.1 for Vanilla Forums allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the discussion title.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Henry Hoggard · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908

This exploit demonstrates a persistent XSS vulnerability in the Vanilla LatestComment plugin. By creating a thread with a malicious script in the title, the XSS payload executes when the thread is viewed on the forum index page.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Vanilla Version 2.0.18.4 + Latest Comment 1.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to create a new thread in the Vanilla forum
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18908
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53633
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
http://www.henryhoggard.co.uk/security/191/
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49249

Scores

EPSS 0.0207
EPSS Percentile 79.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
vanillaforums/latestcomment 1.1
Published May 23, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026