Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-5204 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Invision Power Board
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in action_admin/member.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a reference to a script in the avatar setting, which can be leveraged for a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack involving forced SQL execution by an admin. An update for that addressed this vulnerability is available on the Invision Power Services web site. The following requirements must be met for this attack to take place: - The database table prefix must be known - The admin must have access to the SQL Toolbox (any "root admin") - The admin must have images and referers turned on in their browser, and their browser must follow Location headers (default behaviour for most browsers) - The admin must view a malicious script as an image in their browser