CVE-2017-15538

Stored 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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.html	Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.html	Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.html	Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.html	Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-10-17 20:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-15538

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15538

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Products Affected

ilias

ilias

CWE

CWE-79

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

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