CVE-2025-48828
CRITICAL 9.0EPSS 57.6%
Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting template code in an alternative PHP function invocation syntax, such as the "var_dump"("test") syntax, attackers can bypass security checks and execute arbitrary PHP code, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 9.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 57.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile
- Nuclei
- critical · CWE-424
- Published
- 2025-05-27
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce
- ill-deed/vBulletin-CVE-2025-48828-Multi-target0★ · 2025-06-25