CVE-2002-1660 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in vBulletin versions prior to 2.2.0, specifically within the calendar.php script. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'command' parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it poses a significant risk, enabling potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability. Despite its age and the availability of exploit code, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.