CVE-2020-17496

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html	Technical Description
https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patch	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-08-12 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:47

NVD link : CVE-2020-17496

Mitre link : CVE-2020-17496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-17496

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vbulletin

vbulletin

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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