CVE-2016-6174

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

Kaspersky Lab Invision Power Board: through 4.1.12.3
PHP: through 5.4.23; 5.5.0, 5.5.0-alpha1, 5.5.0-alpha2, 5.5.0-alpha3, 5.5.0-alpha4, 5.5.0-alpha5 (+14)

References

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

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