Medium severity · published Mar 13, 2020
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
6.1
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
5 · source: NVD
IP
Invision Power Board · Invisioncommunity
2.0 through 3.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5159
Broken Link
http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/300051-invision-power-board-305-released/
Exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83624/Invision-Power-Board-3.0.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33394
Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37263/info
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