CVE-2017-8899

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    CVE-2017-8899

    Published: 11 May 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: , http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt, https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864, https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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