Invision Power Services IP.Board 1.3.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Invision Power Services IP.Board 1.3.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0477. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Invision Power Services IP.Board 1.3.1 (Forum Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SML code for Invision Power Board 1.3.1 FINAL allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via (1) a signature file or (2) a message post containing an IMG tag within a COLOR tag whose style is set to background:url.

The weakness was released 03/30/2005 by Invision (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0477 since 02/19/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17202 (Invision Power Board COLOR SML Tag XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19399), Exploit-DB (25143), Tenable (17202), SecurityFocus (BID 12607†) and OSVDB (14005†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 17202
Nessus Name: Invision Power Board COLOR SML Tag XSS
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02/19/2005 🔍
02/21/2005 +2 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3632 days 🔍
07/28/2025 +3793 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: invisioncommunity.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Invision
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0477 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0477
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24131
X-Force: 19399
SecurityFocus: 12607 - Invision Power Board SML Code Script Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 14329
OSVDB: 14005 - Invision Power Board Message Post COLOR Tag XSS
Vulnerability Center: 7166 - Cross-site Scripting in Invision Power Board 1.3.1 FINAL, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/28/2025 02:56
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (62), 06/05/2019 22:24 (7), 07/28/2025 02:56 (27)
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