CVE-2017-8899

Public Exploit

Description

Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has a composite of Stored XSS and Information Disclosure issues in the attachments feature found in User CP. This can be triggered by any Invision Power Board user and can be used to gain access to moderator/admin accounts. The primary cause is the ability to upload an SVG document with a crafted attribute such an onload; however, full path disclosure is required for exploitation.

References

Link	Tags
http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt	third party advisory exploit
https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864	third party advisory exploit
https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8899?: CVE-2017-8899 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8899?: To fix CVE-2017-8899, 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-2017-8899 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-8899 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-79 – Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

Frequently Asked Questions