CVE-2012-2226

CRITICAL

Invision Power Board < 3.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2226. PoCs published by waraxe.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory details a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 3.3.0 and 3.2.3, where unsanitized user input in the 'key' parameter of 'like.php' can lead to remote file disclosure or PHP code execution. The exploit requires authentication and PHP < 5.3.4 for null-byte attacks.

Description

Invision Power Board before 3.3.1 fails to sanitize user-supplied input which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by waraxe · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18736

This advisory details a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 3.3.0 and 3.2.3, where unsanitized user input in the 'key' parameter of 'like.php' can lead to remote file disclosure or PHP code execution. The exploit requires authentication and PHP < 5.3.4 for null-byte attacks.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Invision Power Board 3.3.0, 3.2.3
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid user account · PHP version < 5.3.4
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52998
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74855

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1303
EPSS Percentile 94.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-434
Status published
Products (1)
invisioncommunity/invision_power_board < 3.3.1
Published Jan 09, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026