CVE-2016-6483 EXPLOIT
8.6
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 11.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.6 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 11.95% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-918 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-09-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vbulletin | vbulletin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | vBulletin 5.2.2 - Server-Side Request Forgery | 2016-08-10 |
References
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/vBulletin-SSRF-Vulnerability-Exploit.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92350
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036553
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349548-security-patch-vbulletin-3-8-7-3-8-8-3-8-9-3-8-10-beta
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349549-security-patch-vbulletin-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-4-beta
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349551-security-patch-vbulletin-5-2-0-5-2-1-5-2-2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40225/
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/vBulletin-SSRF-Vulnerability-Exploit.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92350
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036553
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349548-security-patch-vbulletin-3-8-7-3-8-8-3-8-9-3-8-10-beta
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349549-security-patch-vbulletin-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-4-beta
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349551-security-patch-vbulletin-5-2-0-5-2-1-5-2-2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40225/
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