RCE in Vbulletin

CVE-2020-7373

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. ALSO NOTE: CVE-2020-7373 is a duplicate of CVE-2020-17496. CVE-2020-17496 is the preferred CVE ID to track this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.450 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7373?
CVE-2020-7373 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vbulletin, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-7373?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7373 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.