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)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Ilias
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, 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.