{
    "id": "CVE-2020-17496",
    "published": "2020-08-12 14:15:13",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:59:01",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-74",
    "description": "vBulletin 5.5.4 through 5.6.2 allows remote command execution via crafted subWidgets data in an ajax/render/widget_tabbedcontainer_tab_panel request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-16759.",
    "epss_score": "0.87740",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99758",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-03",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:26:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vbulletin",
            "product": "vbulletin"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2020-17496",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2022-05-03",
        "vendor": "vBulletin",
        "product": "vBulletin",
        "name": "vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/",
        "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html",
        "https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patch",
        "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5",
        "https://blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/",
        "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html",
        "https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patch",
        "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17496"
    ]
}