CVE-2017-15538

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-15538
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-17 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionStored XSS vulnerability in the Media Objects component of ILIAS before 5.1.21 and 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript to gain administrator privileges, related to the setParameter function in Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaItem.php.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ilias Ilias All All All All
Application Ilias Ilias All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Stored XSS vulnerability in ILIAS <= 5.2.8 and <= 5.1.20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
fixed bug #0021435 · ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS@b2a4660 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
ILIAS E-Learning - Roadmap and Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ilias.de Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
ILIAS E-Learning - Roadmap and Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ilias.de Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[ilAdmins] ILIAS Security Issue: Media Objects af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.ilias.de Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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