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CVE-2025-47916· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Invision Community 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 allows remote code execution via crafted template strings to themeeditor.php.

Invision Community 5.0.0 before 5.0.7 allows remote code execution via crafted template strings to themeeditor.php. The issue lies within the themeeditor controller (file: /applications/core/modules/front/system/themeeditor.php), where a protected method named customCss can be invoked by unauthenticated users. This method passes the value of the content parameter to the Theme::makeProcessFunction() method; hence it is evaluated by the template engine. Accordingly, this can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code by providing crafted template strings.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available
Published
May 16, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
83.7% · 100th percentile
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39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
25 / 30 · 83.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · mitre
10.0
0.2 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
invisioncommunityinvisioncommunity

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • invisioncommunity invisioncommunity5.0.0 and later · before 5.0.7

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mitre). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • invisioncommunity Invision Power Board

    • 5.0.0 and later · before 5.0.7affected · semver

Same product

invisioncommunity: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-30163Invision Community before 4.7.16 allow SQL injection via the applications/nexus/modules/front/store/store.php IPS\nexus\modules\front\store\
    42Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
invisioncommunity Invision Power Board5.0.7Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2025-05-18
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/invision_customcss_rceInvision Community 5.0.6 customCss RCEexploit2025-05-16
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2025-47916 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12025-11-21

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploitsame day
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+2 d
  4. TodaySep 29, 2026+501 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-1336 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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