Cross-site scripting in Invision Power Board - CVE-2014-5106
Published: July 28, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41456
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5106
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Invision Power Services
Affected software:
Invision Power Board
Invision Power Board
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Invision Power IP.Board (aka IPB or Power Board) 3.4.x through 3.4.6 when processing HTTP Referer header to admin/install/index.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-5106
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.