CVE-2001-0475 describes a critical vulnerability in Jelsoft vBulletin's index.php, where improper initialization of a PHP variable allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through special characters in the templatecache parameter. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.0_beta_2CPE 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.
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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.