# CVE-2017-8898: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in IPS Community Suite allows moderators to escalate privileges to admin via the announcements feature.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmjh-562q-x3v3

## What is CVE-2017-8898?

CVE-2017-8898 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite 4.1.19.2 and earlier has stored XSS in the Announcements, allowing privilege escalation from an Invision Power Board moderator to an admin. An attack uses the announce_content parameter in an index.php?/modcp/announcements/&action=create request. This is related to the "<> Source" option.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8898?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-5692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5692/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3725/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-2226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2226/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-4928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4928/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8899/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8898 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8898

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8898/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.