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    CVE-2019-16759

    vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request.

    Published:Sep 24, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 7, 2025
    EPS:Sep 24, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.94407
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 3, 2022
    1592 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vbulletin
    Product
    Vbulletin

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47447https://github.com/0xdims/CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/andripwn/pwn-vbulletinhttps://github.com/FarjaalAhmad/CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/fxp0-4tx/CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/jas502n/CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/ludy-dev/vBulletin_Routestring-RCEhttps://github.com/M0sterHxck/CVE-2019-16759-Vbulletin-rce-exploithttps://github.com/nako48/CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/polar1s7/CVE-2019-16759-bypasshttps://github.com/psychoxploit/vbullhttps://github.com/r00tpgp/http-vuln-CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/sunian19/CVE-2019-16759https://github.com/theLSA/vbulletin5-rcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47437

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    References

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/
    https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31
    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/24/vbulletin_vbug_zeroday/
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/
    https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31
    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/24/vbulletin_vbug_zeroday/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16759

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High