XSS in Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board
CVE-2009-5159
Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) 2.x through 3.0.4, when Internet Explorer 5 is used, allows XSS via a .txt attachment.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37263/info (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33394 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/83624/Invision-Power-Board-3.0.4-Cross-Site-Scrip… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- community.invisionpower.com/topic/300051-invision-power-board-305-released/ (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-5159?
- CVE-2009-5159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2009-5159?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.