TI-2013-05180 Aliases CVE-2013-6129 GHSA-rj2v-jjj7-r36g

The install/upgrade.php scripts in vBulletin 4.1 and 5 allow remote attackers to create…

HIGH 65CWE-264Published 2013-10-19 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The install/upgrade.php scripts in vBulletin 4.1 and 5 allow remote attackers to create administrative accounts via the customerid, htmldata[password], htmldata[confirmpassword], and htmldata[email] parameters, as exploited in the wild in October 2013.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.51887 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.1:::::::*	4.1	Vulnerable	vBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.0.0:::::::*	5.0.0	Vulnerable	vBulletin

cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·vBulletin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6129
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj2v-jjj7-r36g

References

Exploit 1

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15743

Advisory 1

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5

TI-2020-13248 vBulletin 5.5.4 through 5.6.2 allows remote command execution via crafted subWidgets data… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-12540 vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code]… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-31014 vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2020-10114 vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-10600 vBulletin before 5.6.9 PL1 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-05317 SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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