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Cross-site scripting in Ilias

Priority LOW 31CWE-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

Ilias 5.3 before 5.3.12; 5.2 before 5.2.21 is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) - CWE-79 Type 2: Stored XSS (or Persistent). The impact is: Execute code in the victim's browser. The component is: Assessment / TestQuestionPool. The attack vector is: Cloze Test Text gap (attacker) / Corrections view (victim). The fixed version is: 5.3.12.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01662 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ILIASIlias5.3 before 5.3.12 and 5.2 before 5.2.21 [fixed: 5.3.12]—No fix listedCNA
  • Ilias VendorILIAS Affected 5.3 before 5.3.12 and 5.2 before 5.2.21 [fixed: 5.3.12] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 to before 5.2.21; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.12VulnerableILIAS
  • cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 to before 5.2.21; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.12 Vulnerable ·ILIAS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010237
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jm5-h899-7gwg

References

  • TI-2023-24624 ILIAS 7.25 (2023-09-12) allows any authenticated user to execute arbitrary operating… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2022-22699 ILIAS before 7.16 allows OS Command Injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-22118 ILIAS 7 before 7.30 and ILIAS 8 before 8.11 as well as ILIAS 9.0 allow remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-22115 A Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Import of user role and title… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-24622 ILIAS (2013-09-12 release) contains a medium-criticality Directory Traversal local file… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-22701 ILIAS before 7.16 has an Open Redirect. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources