CVE-2012-4954

The edit-profile page in Vanilla Forums before 2.1a32 allows remote authenticated users to modify arbitrary profile settings by replacing the UserID value during a man-in-the-middle attack, related to a "parameter manipulation" issue.

Published: 2012-11-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4954 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.02%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4954

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-12 0.32% 1.02% +0.71%
2 2025-03-17 0.15% 0.32% +0.17%
3 2023-10-06 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4954

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4954

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4954

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vanillaforums vanilla <= 2.0.18.4 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.8 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.9 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.17.10 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla 2.0.18.3 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:2.0.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanillaforums vanilla_forums <= 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:*:a26:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4954

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