CVE-2016-6195 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 68.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 68.49% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-08-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vbulletin | vbulletin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | vBulletin 3.6.0 < 4.2.3 - 'ForumRunner' SQL Injection | 2015-08-25 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687
- http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848
- https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/
- https://github.com/drewlong/vbully
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687
- http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848
- https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/
- https://github.com/drewlong/vbully
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