Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-3527 is a SQL injection issue in Vanilla Forums before 2.0.18.8. A remote attacker could manipulate email form parameter names on sign-in or password-reset pages to run database queries. Business impact could include user data exposure, account manipulation, and forum compromise. Exposure is most likely in legacy Vanilla Forums deployments older than 2.0.18.8, especially internet-facing forums with public sign-in or password-request endpoints. The source bundle does not identify affected CPEs, hosted-service scope, or downstream packaged versions. Treat this as high priority for any remaining legacy Vanilla Forums instance. The weakness targets public authentication workflows and has public exploit references. Modern, patched, or retired systems are the main risk reducer; active exploitation is not proven by the supplied sources. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Vanilla Forums to 2.0.18.8 or a currently supported vendor release.; Review the referenced Garden commit and vendor security update for patch applicability.; Restrict or retire obsolete public Vanilla Forums instances pending remediation..
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- vanillaforums-multiple-sql-injection(83289)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/vanillaforums/Garden/commit/83078591bc4d263e77d2a2ca283100997755290dCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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