CVE-2009-5159 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board (IPB) versions 2.x through 3.0.4, specifically when accessed using Internet Explorer 5, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts via a .txt attachment. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with potential for low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0, <= 3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.