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CVE-2018-5688

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

• ILIAS: before 5.2.4 — fixed in 5.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ILIAS 5.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/c0f326d05231072e33679b84835c03d5043255cb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595/
• https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75029_35.html
• https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/c0f326d05231072e33679b84835c03d5043255cb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595/
• https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75029_35.html

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