CVE-2018-5688

MEDIUM

ILIAS < 5.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Setup Component cmd Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-5688. PoCs published by Florian Kunushevci.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ILIAS CMS versions before 5.2.4. The vulnerability is triggered via the 'cmd' parameter in the setup.php file, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution.

Description

ILIAS before 5.2.4 has XSS via the cmd parameter to the displayHeader function in setup/classes/class.ilSetupGUI.php in the Setup component.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Florian Kunushevci · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ILIAS CMS versions before 5.2.4. The vulnerability is triggered via the 'cmd' parameter in the setup.php file, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ILIAS CMS < 5.2.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the setup.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43595/
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ilias.de/docu/goto_docu_pg_75029_35.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0334
EPSS Percentile 87.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
ilias/ilias < 5.2.4
Published Jan 14, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026