CVE-2014-9438 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Moderator Control Panel of vBulletin version 4.2.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators to perform various unauthorized actions, such as banning or unbanning users, modifying user profiles, or editing and approving posts and topics. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium access complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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