6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-8897
Invision Power Services IPS Community Suite Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description

Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has pre-auth reflected XSS in the IPS UTF8 Converter v1.1.18: admin/convertutf8/index.php?controller= is the attack vector. This UTF8 Converter vulnerability can easily be used to make a malicious announcement affecting any Invision Power Board user who views the announcement.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 3, 2020, 2:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8897 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Invisioncommunity invision_power_board
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8897.

URL Resource
http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864 Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8897 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:invisionpower:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.19.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.19.2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864 No Types Assigned https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt No Types Assigned http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248 No Types Assigned https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:invisionpower:invision_power_board:4.1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} -0.06%

score

0.40057

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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