Cross-site request forgery in vBulletin



| Updated: 2022-02-09
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-9438
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 vBulletin
Web applications / Forum & blogging software

Vendor vBulletin

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU40976

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9438

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

vBulletin: 4.2.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129619/vBulletin-Moderator-Control-Panel-4.2.2-CSRF.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99472
https://rstforums.com/forum/88810-csrf-vbulletin-modcp.rst


Q & 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.



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