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TI-2016-05557 Aliases CVE-2016-6483GHSA-54rx-pqvg-4w6x

The media-file upload feature in vBulletin before 3.8.7 Patch Level 6, 3.8.8 before Patch…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The media-file upload feature in vBulletin before 3.8.7 Patch Level 6, 3.8.8 before Patch Level 2, 3.8.9 before Patch Level 1, 4.x before 4.2.2 Patch Level 6, 4.2.3 before Patch Level 2, 5.x before 5.2.0 Patch Level 3, 5.2.1 before Patch Level 1, and 5.2.2 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to conduct SSRF attacks via a crafted URL that results in a Redirection HTTP status code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12947 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:3.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.7VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:3.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.8VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:3.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.9VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerablevBulletin
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerablevBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:3.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.7 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:3.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.8 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:3.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.9 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·vBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·vBulletin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6483
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54rx-pqvg-4w6x

References

Exploit 2

Patch 3

  • 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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