Invision Power Board
CVE-2019-8278
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Stored XSS in Invision Power Board versions 3.3.1 - 3.4.8 leads to Remote Code Execution.
AnalysisAI
Stored XSS in Invision Power Board versions 3.3.1 - 3.4.8 leads to Remote Code Execution. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Stored XSS in Invision Power Board versions 3.3.1 - 3.4.8 leads to Remote Code Execution. Affected products include: Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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