Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-6174

RCE

Title: Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2016-6174

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Jul 12, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 8.1 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
12.29%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-6174: applications/core/modules/front/system/content.php in Invision Power Services IPS Community Suite (aka Invision Power Board, IPB, or Power Board) before 4.1.13, when used with PHP before 5.4.24 or 5.5.x before 5.5.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the content_class parameter.

Impacted Vendors

P
php 1
I
invision_power_services 1
P
php_group 1
I
invisioncommunity 1

Reference Links

http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-11 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137804/IPS-Community-Suite-4.1.12.3-PHP-Code-Injection.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/19 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91732 https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/4113-r44/ https://support.apple.com/HT207170 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084/ http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-11 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137804/IPS-Community-Suite-4.1.12.3-PHP-Code-Injection.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/19 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91732 https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/4113-r44/ https://support.apple.com/HT207170 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084/
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-6174 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.