CVE-2016-6174

mediumpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.123 · 96 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

12.3% (96th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9

v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-40084IPS Community Suite 4.1.12.3 - PHP Code InjectionPoC · exploit_db

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Invision Power Services Invision Power Board≤ 4.1.12.3fstec_bduRU
PHP Group PHP≤ 5.4.24fstec_bduRU
PHP Group PHP5.5.0 → 5.5.8fstec_bduRU
invisioncommunity invision power board≤ 4.1.12.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:invisioncommunity:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php≤ 5.4.23nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php php= 5.5.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-07-12modified 2026-06-17

references (24)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

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