TI-2017-05209 Aliases CVE-2017-7569 GHSA-xc4w-h9rq-68jx

In vBulletin before 5.3.0, remote attackers can bypass the CVE-2016-6483 patch and…

MEDIUM 40CWE-918Published 2017-04-06 · Updated 2024-09-16

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

In vBulletin before 5.3.0, remote attackers can bypass the CVE-2016-6483 patch and conduct SSRF attacks by leveraging the behavior of the PHP parse_url function, aka VBV-17037.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01238 69th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin::::::::	up to 5.2.6	Vulnerable	vBulletin

cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·vBulletin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7569
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc4w-h9rq-68jx

References

Advisory 1

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4367744-vbulletin-5-3-0-connect-is-now-available

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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