CVE-2023-25135 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting vBulletin versions prior to 5.6.9 PL1. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted HTTP request, leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog, Nuclei templates exist for pre-authentication RCE, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, suggesting potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.6.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.6.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.