CVE-2015-6810
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Services IPS Community Suite (aka Invision Power Board, IPB, or Power Board) 4.x before 4.0.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event_location[address] array parameter to calendar/submit/.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Invision Power Board (IP.Board) 4.x - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
# Exploit Title: IP.Board 4.X Stored XSS
# Date: 27-08-2015
# Software Link: https://www.invisionpower.com/
# Exploit Author: snop.
# Contact: http://twitter.com/rabbitz_org
# Website: http://rabbitz.org
# Category: webapps
1. Description
A registered or non-registered user can create a calendar event
including malicious JavaScript code who will be permanently stored in
the pages source.
2. Proof of Concept
http://URL_TO_FORUM/calendar/submit/?calendar=1
POST:
Affected Paramter: event_location[address][]
3. Solution
Update to version 4.0.12.1
https://community.invisionpower.com/release-notes/40121-r22/
Disclosure Timeline
27.07.15: Vendor notified
05.08.15: Fix released
27.08.15: Public disclosureApplication impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.0 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.1 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.2 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.3 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.4 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.5.1 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.6.1 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.7 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.8 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.8.1 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.9.2 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.10.2 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.11 | |
| invisionpower | invision_power_board | 4.0.12 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.