CVE-2009-5159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) 2.x through 3.0.4, when Internet Explorer 5 is used, allows XSS via a .txt attachment.

Published: 2020-03-13

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 3.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-5113	Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) 2.x through 3.0.4, when Internet Explorer 5 is used, allows XSS via a .txt attachment.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03468.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/300051-invision-power-board-305-released/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83624/Invision-Power-Board-3.0.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33394
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37263/info

History

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Subscriptions

Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-03-13T14:20:59.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.300Z

Reserved: 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-5159

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-13T15:15:11.093

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:15:11.730

Link: CVE-2009-5159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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