Multiple vulnerabilities in Invision IPS Community Suite

Published: 2021-01-07 | Updated: 2021-01-11

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-3025 CVE-2021-3026
CWE-ID	CWE-89 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Invision IPS Community Suite Web applications / Other software
Vendor	Invision Community

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

Updated 11.01.2021
Added vulnerability #2

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU49334

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3025

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "sortDir" parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Invision IPS Community Suite: 4.1.9 - 4.1.12.3

External links

http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194270
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160830

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU49386

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3026

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data during the quoting of a post or comment. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.