High
Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-6174
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2016-6174
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:03.993523581Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/4113-r44/",
"https://support.apple.com/HT207170",
"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40084/"
],
"provider_metadata": {
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 440399,
"published_at": "2016-07-12T19:59:09.567+00:00"
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