#VU5836 SQL injection in vBulletin - CVE-2016-6195
Published: February 16, 2017 / Updated: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5836
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6195
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
vBulletin
vBulletin
Software vendor:
vBulletin
vBulletin
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in "postids" parameter within "forumrunner/includes/moderation.php" script. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.