CVE-2016-6195 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the ForumRunner plugin for vBulletin versions before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 Patch Level 1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter in forumrunner/request.php. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It was actively exploited in the wild in July 2016, and public exploit code is available, though community discussion and media coverage are low.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:patch_level_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.