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 Subscribe |
vBulletin Web applications / Forum & blogging software |
Vendor | vBulletin |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU40976
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9438
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsvBulletin: 4.2.2
External linkshttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129619/vBulletin-Moderator-Control-Panel-4.2.2-CSRF.html
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99472
http://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.