CVE-2016-6174

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    CVE-2016-6174

    Published: 12 Jul 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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://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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/19

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    5.5.0
    5.5.0-alpha1
    5.5.0-alpha2
    5.5.0-alpha3
    5.5.0-alpha4
    5.5.0-alpha5
    5.5.0-alpha6
    5.5.0-beta1
    5.5.0-beta2
    5.5.0-beta3
    5.5.0-beta4
    5.5.0-rc1
    5.5.0-rc2
    5.5.1
    5.5.2
    5.5.3
    5.5.4
    5.5.5
    5.5.6
    5.5.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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