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CVE-2017-15538

Stored XSS vulnerability in the Media Objects component of ILIAS before 5.1.21 and 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows an authenticated user to inject JavaScript to gain administrator privileges, related to the setParameter function in Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaItem.php.

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Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low Priority
0.43%

The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)

7-Day Exploitation Trend

Vulnerability Timeline

2 events
Oct 17, 2017
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.
Apr 20, 2025
Last Updated
Record updated with new analysis or tags.

Threat Actor Attribution

PREMIUM INTEL
Associated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes

Remediation & Mitigation

SOLUTION

Official patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.

# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name

Affected Products

1 Total
ilias/iliasAll Versions

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3Openwall
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70fGitHub
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.htmlIlias
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.htmlIlias
Issue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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Vulnerability Details

CVSS Base Score
3.5/ 10
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published Date
Oct 17, 2017
Last Modified
Apr 20, 2025
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