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TI-2018-11283 Aliases CVE-2018-15833GHSA-w2gg-fjfh-g555

In Vanilla before 2.6.1, the polling functionality allows Insecure Direct Object…

Priority LOW 22CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

In Vanilla before 2.6.1, the polling functionality allows Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) via the Poll ID, leading to the ability of a single user to select multiple Poll Options (e.g., vote for multiple items).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00878 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.1VulnerableVanilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Vanilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15833
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2gg-fjfh-g555

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2017-14651 Vanilla Forums below 2.1.5 are affected by CSRF leading to Deleting topics and comments from forums Admin access CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2010-04015 It was found in vanilla forums before 2.0.10 a potential linkbait vulnerability in dispatcher. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2010-04013 Cross-site scripting in vanilla forums CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2019-05951 Cross-site scripting in Kaspersky Lab Vanilla Forums CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2014-07874 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Vanilla Forums before 2.0.18.13… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-04191 The edit-profile page in Vanilla Forums before 2.1a32 allows remote authenticated users… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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