CVE-2013-6129 describes a critical vulnerability in vBulletin versions 4.1 and 5, where the install/upgrade.php scripts allowed remote attackers to create administrative accounts. This unauthenticated flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.5, enabled attackers to gain full control over affected vBulletin forums by manipulating specific parameters. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in October 2013, with publicly available exploit code, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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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.