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CVE-2009-5159
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2020-03-13 · updated 2026-06-16
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
Invision Power Board (aka IPB or IP.Board) 2.x through 3.0.4, when Internet Explorer 5 is used, allows XSS via a .txt attachment.
Affected products
- Kaspersky Lab Invision Power Board: from 2.0 through 3.0.4
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5
References
- http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/300051-invision-power-board-305-released/
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83624/Invision-Power-Board-3.0.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33394
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37263/info
- http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/300051-invision-power-board-305-released/
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83624/Invision-Power-Board-3.0.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33394
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37263/info
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