CVE-2025-48827
10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 75.8% (pctl 100)
Patch early
EPSS 75.8% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 75.84% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-424 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-05-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vbulletin | vbulletin |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD