CVE-2019-16759 is a critical remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting vBulletin versions 5.x through 5.5.4. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of affected systems. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit code available, including Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.
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.