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GHSA-58PJ-RCXG-3VHG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-27 06:30 – Updated: 2025-05-27 18:30

Details

Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting template code in an alternative PHP function invocation syntax, such as the "var_dump"("test") syntax, attackers can bypass security checks and execute arbitrary PHP code.

Severity ?

9.0 (Critical)


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

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  "modified": "2025-05-27T18:30:49Z",
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      "url": "https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev"
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      "url": "https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce"
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CVE-2025-48828 (GCVE-0-2025-48828)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-27 18:04

Summary

Severity ?

9 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-424 - Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protec…
	https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48828

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	vBulletin	vBulletin	Affected: 6.0.3 (custom)

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-58PJ-RCXG-3VHG

CVE-2025-48828 (GCVE-0-2025-48828)

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