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TI-2025-31015 Aliases CVE-2025-48828GHSA-58pj-rcxg-3vhg

Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing…

Priority HIGH 74CWE-424Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting template code in an alternative PHP function invocation syntax, such as the "var_dump"("test") syntax, attackers can bypass security checks and execute arbitrary PHP code, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.57297 99th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vBulletinvBulletin6.0.3—No fix listedCNA
  • vBulletin VendorvBulletin Affected 6.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerablevBulletin
  • cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·vBulletin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48828
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58pj-rcxg-3vhg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • 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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