Is CVE-2016-6174 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-6174 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6174?

CVE-2016-6174 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-6174?

Patch guidance is available from invisioncommunity security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-6174.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-6174?

22 products: invisioncommunity invision power board, php php, php php, php php, php php, and 17 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: INVISIONCOMMUNITY
Published: 7/12/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

invisioncommunity : invision_power_boardphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : phpphp : php

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD