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CVE-2016-6195

SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 bef

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.8643
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
vbulletin<= 4.2.2
vbulletinall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
webappsvBulletin 3.6.0 < 4.2.3 - 'ForumRunner' SQL Injectionverified
nucleivBulletin <= 4.2.3 - SQL Injectioncritical
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 Aug 2016 · 07:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848Vendor Advisory
https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/drewlong/vbully
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