CVE-2016-2564
MEDIUMInvision Power Services Community Suite <4.1.9 - Info Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite before 4.1.9 makes session hijack easier by relying on the PHP uniqid function without the more_entropy flag. Attackers can guess an Invision Power Board session cookie if they can predict the exact time of cookie generation.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://medium.com/%40iancarroll/bypassing-authentication-in-invision-power-board-with-cve-2016-2564-9a24ea3655f9
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://invisionpower.com/release-notes/419-r37/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0127
EPSS Percentile
66.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-331
Status
published
Products (1)
invisioncommunity/invision_power_board
< 4.1.8.1
Published
Apr 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026