CVE-2019-1010237

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Ilias 5.3 before 5.3.12; 5.2 before 5.2.21 is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) - CWE-79 Type 2: Stored XSS (or Persistent). The impact is: Execute code in the victim's browser. The component is: Assessment / TestQuestionPool. The attack vector is: Cloze Test Text gap (attacker) / Corrections view (victim). The fixed version is: 5.3.12.

Affected products

ILIAS: from 5.2.0 before 5.2.21; from 5.3.0 before 5.3.12 — fixed in 5.2.21, 5.3.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ILIAS 5.2.21, 5.3.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://docu.ilias.de/goto_docu_pg_116867_35.html
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b9150b7194f8cfb1178ca3674a0b3c86b7cd92f5
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/f1c2f906410bf35bb6bd45efff57d2e8da3b3825
https://docu.ilias.de/goto_docu_pg_116867_35.html
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b9150b7194f8cfb1178ca3674a0b3c86b7cd92f5
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/f1c2f906410bf35bb6bd45efff57d2e8da3b3825

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