Security bypass in vBulletin
| Risk | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2013-6129 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
vBulletin Web applications / Forum & blogging software |
| Vendor | vBulletin |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
1) Security bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU4576
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6129
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the upgrade.php script. By using the customerid, htmldata[password], htmldata[confirmpassword], and htmldata[email] parameters, a remote attacker can create administrative accounts.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website.
vBulletin: 4.1 - 5.0
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.
