CVE-2020-7373

CRITICAL EPSS 98.7%
Published Oct 30, 20205y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Oct 30, 2020 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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. ALSO NOTE: CVE-2020-7373 is a duplicate of CVE-2020-17496. CVE-2020-17496 is the preferred CVE ID to track this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
98.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
vbulletinvbulletin*≥5.5.4  –  ≤5.6.2

References 4

  • blog.exploitee.rs https://blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • forum.vbulletin.com https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patch
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13970
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • seclists.org https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5
    ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • forum.vbulletin.com https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patch
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13970
    PatchThird Party Advisory