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CVE-2024-30162: Invision Community · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Jun 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-30162, organizations should immediately upgrade Invision Community to a version where this vulnerability is patched once available. In the absence of an official patch, administrators should restrict the toolbar_manage permission to only the most trusted users and audit existing admin accounts for suspicious activity. Implement strict access controls and multi-factor authentication for admin accounts to reduce the risk of credential compromise. Additionally, monitor the applications/core/interface/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/ directory for unauthorized file changes or uploads. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious ZIP file uploads or PHP file creations in plugin directories. Consider disabling plugin uploads temporarily if feasible. Regularly review logs for anomalous admin actions related to plugin management. Finally, conduct security awareness training for administrators to recognize and prevent misuse of their privileges.

Description

Invision Community through 4.7.16 allows remote code execution via the applications/core/modules/admin/editor/toolbar.php IPS\core\modules\admin\editor\_toolbar::addPlugin() method. This method handles uploaded ZIP files that are extracted into the applications/core/interface/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/ directory without properly verifying their content. This can be exploited by admin users (with the toolbar_manage permission) to write arbitrary PHP files into that directory, leading to execution of arbitrary PHP code in the context of the web server user.

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