CVE-2017-15538

Description

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.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory ilias.de Vendor Advisory ilias.de Vendor Advisory ilias.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.html vendor advisory
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.html issue tracking release notes vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.html issue tracking release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15538?
CVE-2017-15538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15538?
To fix CVE-2017-15538, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-15538 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15538 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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