Is CVE-2009-3974 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3974 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3974?

CVE-2009-3974 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2009-3974?

Patch guidance is available from invisioncommunity security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2009-3974.

CVE-2009-3974 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2009-3974?

3 products: invisioncommunity invision power board, invisioncommunity invision power board, invisioncommunity invision power board.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Invision Power Board (IPB or IP.Board) 3.0.0, 3.0.1, and 3.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) search_term parameter to admin/applications/core/modules_public/search/search.php and (2) aid parameter to admin/applications/core/modules_public/global/lostpass.php. NOTE: on 20090818, the vendor patched 3.0.2 without changing the version number.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-89 · SQL Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: INVISIONCOMMUNITY
Published: 11/18/2009
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

invisioncommunity : invision_power_boardinvisioncommunity : invision_power_boardinvisioncommunity : invision_power_board

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD