{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "5.1.21"
              },
              {
                "introduced": "5.2.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "5.2.9"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "CPE_RANGE",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "9313ea10ab5dd2170488760e1ef4380a1a5916c0"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "b5e252d75801c5c0d47c40e773e502eb78f136bf"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1137384316700dcf291b2b33d5c8e6b411ba8e99"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/ilias-elearning/ilias",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {},
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2017-15538",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:38:01.779734710Z",
  "published": "2017-10-17T20:29:00.197Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://lists.ilias.de/pipermail/ilias-admins/2017-October/000053.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75377_35.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75378_1719.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/17/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/b2a4660afec1e87d41c83c8e381f549bc6dfc70f"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}