CVE-2020-17496: vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Critical · CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 87.5%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
vBulletin 5.5.4 through 5.6.2 allows remote command execution via crafted subWidgets data in an ajax/render/widget_tabbedcontainer_tab_panel request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-16759.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
vBulletin: vBulletin
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/ (opens in new tab)
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html (opens in new tab)
- forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbul… (opens in new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)