CVE-2005-2542

Invision Power Board IPB 1.0.3 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2542. PoCs published by V[i]RuS.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept for a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 1.0.3. The exploit demonstrates arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site by injecting a simple JavaScript alert.

Description

Invision Power Board (IPB) 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an attachment, which is automatically downloaded and processed as HTML.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by V[i]RuS · htmlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26104

This is a proof-of-concept for a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 1.0.3. The exploit demonstrates arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site by injecting a simple JavaScript alert.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Invision Power Board 1.0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A victim must visit a malicious link or page hosting the exploit
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327712614854&w=2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/16348
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14492

Scores

EPSS 0.0224
EPSS Percentile 80.6%

Details

Status published
Products (10)
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0.1
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0.2
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0.3
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0.4
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0_alpha_3
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0_pdr3
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0_pf1
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.0_pf2
invision_power_services/invision_board 2.1_alpha2
Published Aug 10, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026