CVE-2017-15538
Stored XSS vulnerability in the Media Objects component of ILIAS before 5.1.21 and 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript to gain administrator privileges, related to the setParameter function in…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stored XSS vulnerability in the Media Objects component of ILIAS before 5.1.21 and 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript to gain administrator privileges, related to the setParameter function in Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaItem.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- ilias/ilias
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70fIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.htmlIssue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.htmlIssue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70fIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.htmlIssue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.htmlIssue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.