Medium severity · published Jan 14, 2018
CVE-2018-5688
ILIAS before 5.2.4 has XSS via the cmd parameter to the displayHeader function in setup/classes/class.ilSetupGUI.php in the Setup component
6.1
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ILIAS before 5.2.4 has XSS via the cmd parameter to the displayHeader function in setup/classes/class.ilSetupGUI.php in the Setup component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/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)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IL
Ilias · Ilias
before 5.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5688
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5688
Patch
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/c0f326d05231072e33679b84835c03d5043255cb
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595/
Release Notes
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75029_35.html
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