CVE-2018-5688
ILIAS before 5.2.4 has XSS via the cmd parameter to the displayHeader function in setup/classes/class.ilSetupGUI.php in the Setup component.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
ILIAS before 5.2.4 has XSS via the cmd parameter to the displayHeader function in setup/classes/class.ilSetupGUI.php in the Setup component.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.28% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- ilias/ilias
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/c0f326d05231072e33679b84835c03d5043255cbPatch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75029_35.htmlRelease Notes
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/c0f326d05231072e33679b84835c03d5043255cbPatch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75029_35.htmlRelease Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.