Vbulletin Solutions · Vbulletin · CVE-2005-3024
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
vBulletin versions 3.0.7 and earlier
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This can be achieved via various parameters in different PHP files, including `announcement` in "announcement.php", `thread[forumid]` and `criteria` in "thread.php", `userid` in "user.php", and several others in "admincalendar.php", "cronlog.php", "email.php", "help.php", "usertitle.php", "language.php", "phrase.php", "template.php", and "usertools.php".
**Recommendations**
For vBulletin versions 3.0.7 and earlier, consider disabling the SQL execution functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to the vulnerable parameters, such as `announcement`, `thread[forumid]`, `criteria`, `userid`, `calendarcustomfieldid`, `calendarid`, `moderatorid`, `holidayid`, `calendarmoderatorid`, `calendar[0]`, `cronid`, `user[usergroupid][0]`, `help[0]`, `limitnumber`, `limitstart`, `usertitleid`, `ids`, `rvt[0]`, `keep[0]`, and `dostyleid`, to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using these parameters in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved.