CRITICAL KEV
vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request
Published Sep 24, 2019 ·Due May 3, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.73%
Description
vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154623/vBulletin-5.x-0-Day-Pre-Auth-Remote-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154648/vBulletin-5.x-Pre-Auth-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155633/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158829/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158830/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158866/vBulletin-5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/public-exploit-code-spawns-mass-attacks-against-high-severity-vbulletin-bug/ x_refsource_MISCExploitPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16759 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/24/vbulletin_vbug_zeroday/ x_refsource_MISCPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 24, 2019
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Sep 24, 2019
Link CVE-2019-16759
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 4, 2025