PT-2012-5687 · Vanilla · Vanilla Forums

Phillip Gonzalez · Published 2012-11-15 · Updated 2020-06-04 · CVE-2012-4954

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vanilla Forums versions prior to 2.1a32

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary profile settings by manipulating the UserID value during a man-in-the-middle attack, related to a "parameter manipulation" issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1a32, update to version 2.1a32 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the edit-profile page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4954

Affected Products

Vanilla Forums

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4954 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80000 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4954 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56483 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611988 · Note