CVE-2009-5159

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Published Mar 13, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) 2.x through 3.0.4, when Internet Explorer 5 is used, allows XSS via a .txt attachment.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-5113	Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) 2.x through 3.0.4, when Internet Explorer 5 is used, allows XSS via a .txt attachment.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.5% (3.468% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/300051-invision-power-board-305-released/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83624/Invision-Power-Board-3.0.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33394
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37263/info

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 13, 2020, 2:20 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved: Mar 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 13, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

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