CVE-2019-16759

CRITICALCISA KEV

9.8

Description

vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published9/24/2019

Last Modified11/7/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorvBulletin

ProductvBulletin

Vulnerability NamevBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2022-05-03

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

vbulletin:vbulletin

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94CWE-94

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5(cve@mitre.org)

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/(cve@mitre.org)

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/24/vbulletin_vbug_zeroday/(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/24/vbulletin_vbug_zeroday/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16759(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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