SQL Injection in Vbulletin
CVE-2016-6195
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.685 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.685 · newest: 0.685 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vbulletin — versions 4.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/drewlong/vbully
- www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687 (vdb-entry)
- enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/ (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6195?
- CVE-2016-6195 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vbulletin, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6195?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6195 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.