CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-39250

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Invision Community (aka IPS Community Suite or IP-Board) before 4.6.5.1 allows stored XSS, with resultant code execution, because an uploaded file can be placed in an IFRAME element within user-generated content. For code execution, the attacker can rely on the ability of an admin to install widgets, disclosure of the admin session ID in a Referer header, and the ability of an admin to use the templating engine (e.g., Edit HTML).

How to fix

Remediation Available
invision power boardNVD
Affected:< 4.6.5.1Fixed in:4.6.5.1CVE-2021-39250derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days
53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-11022Medium6.999%-Fix
CVE-2019-3929Critical9.899%KEVFix
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CVE-2023-28341Medium6.199%-Fix
CVE-2018-12998Medium6.198%--
CVE-2025-4123High7.698%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.