Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has pre-auth reflected…
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has pre-auth reflected XSS in the IPS UTF8 Converter v1.1.18: admin/convertutf8/index.php?controller= is the attack vector. This UTF8 Converter vulnerability can easily be used to make a malicious announcement affecting any Invision Power Board user who views the announcement.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01159 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.1.19.2 | Vulnerable | invisioncommunity |
- cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.19.2 Vulnerable ·invisioncommunity
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8897
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5vj-h7xc-f882
References
More invisioncommunity Invision Power Board vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-04789 Unspecified vulnerability in admin/sources/base/core.php in Invision Power Board (aka IPB… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-01985 Invision Power Board before 3.3.1 fails to sanitize user-supplied input which could allow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05298 applications/core/modules/front/system/content.php in Invision Power Services IPS… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-06395 Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has stored XSS in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-03245 Invision Power Board (IPB) through 3.x allows admin account takeover leading to code execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-04050 SQL injection vulnerability in Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) before 3.4.6… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-8897 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8897 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5vj-h7xc-f882 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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