XSS in Ilias
CVE-2017-15538
Stored XSS vulnerability in the Media Objects component of ILIAS before 5.1.21 and 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript to gain administrator privileges, related to the setParameter function in Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaItem.php.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.html (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.html (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15538?
- CVE-2017-15538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ilias, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15538?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.