6.1

CVE-2009-5159: invisioncommunity invision_power_board Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 13-03-2020Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-5159 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in invisioncommunity invision_power_board. EPSS estimates a 3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, reference

Timeline

  1. 13-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.47% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databasephpVerified

    Invision Power Board (IP.Board) 3.0.3 - '.txt' MIME-Type Cross-Site Scripting

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Invisioncommunity1 product
Microsoft1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links