{"id":"CVE-2016-6174","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6174","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:24:18.738Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2016-07-12T19:59:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:50:35.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["invisioncommunity/invision power board","php/php"],"epss":{"score":0.12288,"percentile":0.96199,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.10691,"percentile":0.95674},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.12288,"percentile":0.95998}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2016-07-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40084,"kind":"exploit","title":"IPS Community Suite 4.1.12.3 - PHP Code Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/40084.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/40084.txt","published":"2016-07-11","added":"2016-07-11","updated":"2016-07-11","author":"Egidio Romano","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":80,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-6174"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-11","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137804/IPS-Community-Suite-4.1.12.3-PHP-Code-Injection.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/19","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91732","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/4113-r44/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207170","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-11","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137804/IPS-Community-Suite-4.1.12.3-PHP-Code-Injection.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/19","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91732","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/4113-r44/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207170","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6174","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}