CRITICAL
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016
Published Aug 30, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 68.49%
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
68.49% 0.68493
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.68493
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (45 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 68.49% (0.68493) | 99.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 68.49% (0.68493) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 35.67% (0.35666) | 98.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 68.49% (0.68493) | 99.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 35.67% (0.35666) | 98.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 68.49% (0.68493) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 35.67% (0.35666) | 98.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 68.49% (0.68493) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 35.67% (0.35666) | 98.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 68.49% (0.68493) | 99.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 65.88% (0.65875) | 99.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 85.74% (0.85736) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 84.64% (0.84635) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 86.43% (0.86430) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 85.41% (0.85414) | 99.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 86.43% (0.86430) | 99.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 85.41% (0.85414) | 99.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 86.43% (0.86430) | 99.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 85.41% (0.85414) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 86.43% (0.86430) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 85.41% (0.85414) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 86.43% (0.86430) | 99.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 85.41% (0.85414) | 99.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 86.43% (0.86430) | 99.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 85.21% (0.85213) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 84.05% (0.84049) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 85.21% (0.85213) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 84.05% (0.84049) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 85.46% (0.85461) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 84.33% (0.84327) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 85.46% (0.85461) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 83.94% (0.83941) | 99.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 82.62% (0.82624) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 84.77% (0.84773) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 83.56% (0.83555) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 84.77% (0.84773) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 87.79% (0.87790) | 99.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.77% (0.84773) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 74.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 67.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 64.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 75.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 73.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 52.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/ x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/drewlong/vbully x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/ | x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/drewlong/vbully | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 30, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 11, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6195
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a