diff --git a/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard.rb b/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard.rb
index b12b7c5284..4d73da0b8d 100644
--- a/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard.rb
+++ b/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard.rb
@@ -46,16 +46,22 @@ module Metasploit
                 base_uri = uri
               end
 
-              auth_uri = "#{base_uri}/index.php?app=core&module=global&section=login&do=process"
+              auth_uri = "#{base_uri}/index.php"
 
               request = http_client.request_cgi(
-                  'uri' => auth_uri,
-                  'method'  => 'POST',
-                  'vars_post'      => {
-                      'auth_key'     => server_nonce,
-                      'ips_username' => credential.public,
-                      'ips_password' => credential.private
-                  },
+                'uri' => auth_uri,
+                'method'  => 'POST',
+                'vars_get' => {
+                  'app'     => 'core',
+                  'module'  => 'global',
+                  'section' => 'login',
+                  'do'      => 'process'
+                },
+                'vars_post'      => {
+                  'auth_key'     => server_nonce,
+                  'ips_username' => credential.public,
+                  'ips_password' => credential.private
+                }
               )
 
               response = http_client.send_recv(request)
diff --git a/spec/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard_spec.rb b/spec/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard_spec.rb
index b04fbd2b53..8d70990e4e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard_spec.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,103 @@ require 'metasploit/framework/login_scanner/ipboard'
 
 describe Metasploit::Framework::LoginScanner::IPBoard do
 
+  subject { described_class.new }
+
   it_behaves_like 'Metasploit::Framework::LoginScanner::Base',  has_realm_key: true, has_default_realm: false
   it_behaves_like 'Metasploit::Framework::LoginScanner::RexSocket'
   it_behaves_like 'Metasploit::Framework::LoginScanner::HTTP'
 
+  context "#attempt_login" do
+
+    let(:username) { 'admin' }
+    let(:password) { 'password' }
+    let(:server_nonce) { 'nonce' }
+
+    let(:creds) do
+      Metasploit::Framework::Credential.new(
+          paired: true,
+          public: username,
+          private: password
+      )
+    end
+
+    let(:invalid_creds) do
+      Metasploit::Framework::Credential.new(
+          paired: true,
+          public: 'username',
+          private: 'novalid'
+      )
+    end
+
+    context "when Rex::Proto::Http::Client#connect raises Rex::ConnectionError" do
+      it 'returns status Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNABLE_TO_CONNECT' do
+        allow_any_instance_of(Rex::Proto::Http::Client).to receive(:connect).and_raise(Rex::ConnectionError)
+        expect(subject.attempt_login(creds).status).to eq(Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNABLE_TO_CONNECT)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when Rex::Proto::Http::Client#connect raises Timeout::Error" do
+      it 'returns status Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNABLE_TO_CONNECT' do
+        allow_any_instance_of(Rex::Proto::Http::Client).to receive(:connect).and_raise(Timeout::Error)
+        expect(subject.attempt_login(creds).status).to eq(Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNABLE_TO_CONNECT)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when Rex::Proto::Http::Client#connect raises EOFError" do
+      it 'returns status Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNABLE_TO_CONNECT' do
+        allow_any_instance_of(Rex::Proto::Http::Client).to receive(:connect).and_raise(EOFError)
+        expect(subject.attempt_login(creds).status).to eq(Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::UNABLE_TO_CONNECT)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when valid IPBoard application" do
+      before :each do
+        allow_any_instance_of(Rex::Proto::Http::Client).to receive(:send_recv) do |cli, req|
+
+          if req.opts['uri'] && req.opts['uri'].include?('index.php') &&
+              req.opts['vars_get'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['app'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['app'] == 'core' &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['module'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['module'] == 'global' &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['section'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['section'] == 'login' &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['do'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_get']['do'] == 'process' &&
+              req.opts['vars_post'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_post']['auth_key'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_post']['auth_key'] == server_nonce &&
+              req.opts['vars_post']['ips_username'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_post']['ips_username'] == username &&
+              req.opts['vars_post']['ips_password'] &&
+              req.opts['vars_post']['ips_password'] == password
+            res = Rex::Proto::Http::Response.new(200)
+            res.headers['Set-Cookie'] = 'ipsconnect=ipsconnect_value;Path=/;,coppa=coppa_value;Path=/;'
+          elsif req.opts['uri'] && req.opts['uri'].include?('index.php') && req.opts['method'] == 'POST'
+            res = Rex::Proto::Http::Response.new(404)
+          else
+            res = Rex::Proto::Http::Response.new(200)
+            res.body = "name='auth_key' value='#{server_nonce}'"
+          end
+
+          res
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when valid login" do
+        it 'returns status Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::SUCCESSFUL' do
+          expect(subject.attempt_login(creds).status).to eq(Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::SUCCESSFUL)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when invalid login" do
+        it 'returns status Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::INCORRECT' do
+          expect(subject.attempt_login(invalid_creds).status).to eq(Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::INCORRECT)
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
+
 end
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