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CVE-2017-15538

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15538 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting ILIAS versions before 5.1.21 and 5.2.x before 5.2.9, specifically within the Media Objects component. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript through the setParameter function, potentially escalating privileges to administrator level. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and requiring user interaction, leading to 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0094 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 15,225 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.ilias.de / pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.html
Vendor Advisory
ilias.de / docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.html
Issue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory
ilias.de / docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.html
Issue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory