CVE-2025-48828

HIGH EPSS 98.7%
Published May 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 27, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting template code in an alternative PHP function invocation syntax, such as the "var_dump"("test") syntax, attackers can bypass security checks and execute arbitrary PHP code, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.1
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
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
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-424

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
vbulletinvbulletin6.0.3any

References 3

  • blog.kevintel.com https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/
    Broken Link
  • karmainsecurity.com https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • kevintel.com https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48828
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.