Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has stored XSS in the…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- 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 stored XSS in the Announcements, allowing privilege escalation from an Invision Power Board moderator to an admin. An attack uses the announce_content parameter in an index.php?/modcp/announcements/&action=create request. This is related to the "<> Source" option.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0189 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged 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-2017-8898
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vmjh-562q-x3v3
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-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
- TI-2017-06396 Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has a composite of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-8898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vmjh-562q-x3v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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