Invision Power Services IP.Board 2.1 Input Fields admin.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Invision Power Services IP.Board 2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file admin.php of the component Input Fields. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3547. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Invision Power Services IP.Board 2.1 (Forum Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin.php of the component Input Fields. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) adsess, (2) name, and (3) description parameters in admin.php, and the (4) ACP Notes, (5) Member Name, (6) Password, (7) Email Address, (8) Components, and multiple other input fields.

The weakness was published 11/04/2005 by Benji Lemien (Benjilenoob) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3547 since 11/16/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22999), Exploit-DB (26478), SecurityFocus (BID 15345†), OSVDB (20516†) and Secunia (SA17443†). Similar entries are available at VDB-26882, VDB-26881, VDB-83039 and VDB-83040. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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03/11/2015 +3402 days 🔍
07/28/2025 +3792 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: invisioncommunity.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Benji Lemien (Benjilenoob)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3547 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3547
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26880
X-Force: 22999 - Invision Power Board admin.php script allows cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 15345 - Invision Power Board Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17443 - Invision Power Board "adsess" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20516 - Invision Power Board admin.php Multiple Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/28/2025 05:42
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (56), 08/31/2017 08:54 (9), 07/28/2025 05:42 (27)
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