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4.3

Invision Power Board pages let attackers insert malicious scripts

CVE-2005-1597 · published 21 years ago
Summary

Versions 2.0.3 and earlier of Invision Power Board have a flaw in the search and topics pages that lets an outside user add their own code to the page. When a victim visits a crafted link, the injected code runs in their browser, potentially stealing data or performing actions as the user. Apply the vendor’s update or patch the affected files to block the unwanted input.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
invision_power_services invision_board 1.0
1.0.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.2
1.3
2.0_alpha_3
2.0_pdr3
cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_board:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) search.php and (2) topics.php for Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) search.php and (2) topics.php for Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the highlite parameter.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.3 Medium
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Timeline
Published16 May 2005
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2005-1597 · NVD
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