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CVE-2017-8899 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/insecurity/status/862154908895780864	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/sxcurity/status/862284967715381248	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://zeroday.insecurity.zone/exploits/ipb_owned.txt	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
invisioncommunity invision power board	<= 4.1.19.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 3, 2020	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
May 16, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]