cve-2025-48828
CRITICAL CVSS 9.0 opencve
Description
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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2025-05-27 04:15 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.0 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
mitre | ||
| 3.1 | 9.0 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
nvd | ||
| 3.1 | 9.0 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
opencve |
References
No references available.
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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