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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-17571 · published 28 September 2018
CVE-2018-17571: Vanillaforums vanilla cross-site scripting vulnerability
Vanillaforums · Vanilla
Vanilla before 2.6.1 allows XSS via the email field of a profile.
6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.68% · top 49.7% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
0.68%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
Vanilla before 2.6.1 allows XSS via the email field of a profile.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/361957 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/361957 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-17571), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
