Open redirect vulnerability in forum/login.php in vBulletin 4.1.3 and earlier allows…
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Open redirect vulnerability in forum/login.php in vBulletin 4.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via the url parameter in a lostpw action.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01533 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
| cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8 | Vulnerable | vBulletin |
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
- cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fjp-86vc-f4r2
References
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Sources
- CVE-2011-5251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-5251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fjp-86vc-f4r2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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