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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- IPS Community Suite 4.1.12.3 - PHP Code Injection EDB-40084 · webapps · Jul 11, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20160707 [KIS-2016-11] IPS Community Suite <= 4.1.12.3 Autoloaded PHP Code Injection Vulnerability mailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 vendor-advisory
- 40084 exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137804/IPS-Community-Suite-4.1.12.3-PHP-Code-Injection.html
- 91732 vdb-entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-11
- https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/4113-r44/