CVE-2006-2498

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Invision Power Board (IPB) before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP script via attack vectors involving (1) the post_icon variable in classes/post/class_post.php and (2) the df value in action_public/moderate.php.

Affected products

Invision Power Services Invision Power Board: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1 (+13)

References

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000776.html
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=10026
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=215527
http://secunia.com/advisories/20158
http://www.osvdb.org/25667
http://www.osvdb.org/25668
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18040
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1859
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26541
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000776.html
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=10026
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=215527

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