In Vanilla before 2.6.1, the polling functionality allows Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) via the Poll ID, leading to the ability of
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).
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Aug 26, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 57th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-639
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| vanillaforums | vanilla forums | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- vanillaforums vanilla forumsbefore 2.6.1
Same product
vanillaforums: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-1000432Vanilla Forums below 2.1.5 are affected by CSRF leading to Deleting topics and comments from forums Admin access32Monitor
- CVE-2010-4266It was found in vanilla forums before 2.0.10 a potential linkbait vulnerability in dispatcher.24Monitor
- CVE-2010-4264It was found in vanilla forums before 2.0.10 a cross-site scripting vulnerability where a filename could contain arbitrary code to execute o24Monitor
- CVE-2019-8279Multiple stored XSS in Vanilla Forums before 2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into any message on forum.21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The endpoint fetches the record by the ID sent in the request, but never checks whether the record belongs to the requesting user.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-639 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const invoice = await Invoice.findById(req.params.id);res.json(invoice);Fixed
const invoice = await Invoice.findOne({ id: req.params.id, ownerId: req.user.id,});if (!invoice) return res.sendStatus(404);res.json(invoice);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- hackerone.com/reports/326434
- open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/36559
- twitter.com/viperbluff/status/1033067882941304832
- twitter.com/viperbluff/status/1033640333890834433
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.