PT-2016-6949 · Vbulletin Solutions · Vbulletin

Dawid Golunski · Published 2016-09-02 · Updated 2017-09-03 · CVE-2016-6483

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vBulletin versions prior to 3.8.7 Patch Level 6 vBulletin versions prior to 3.8.8 Patch Level 2 vBulletin versions prior to 3.8.9 Patch Level 1 vBulletin versions prior to 4.2.2 Patch Level 6 vBulletin versions prior to 4.2.3 Patch Level 2 vBulletin versions prior to 5.2.0 Patch Level 3 vBulletin versions prior to 5.2.1 Patch Level 1 vBulletin versions prior to 5.2.2 Patch Level 1

Description The media-file upload feature in vBulletin allows remote attackers to conduct Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted URL that results in a Redirection HTTP status code. This issue can be exploited by sending a specially crafted URL.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.8.7 Patch Level 6, update to 3.8.7 Patch Level 6 or later. For versions prior to 3.8.8 Patch Level 2, update to 3.8.8 Patch Level 2 or later. For versions prior to 3.8.9 Patch Level 1, update to 3.8.9 Patch Level 1 or later. For versions prior to 4.2.2 Patch Level 6, update to 4.2.2 Patch Level 6 or later. For versions prior to 4.2.3 Patch Level 2, update to 4.2.3 Patch Level 2 or later. For versions prior to 5.2.0 Patch Level 3, update to 5.2.0 Patch Level 3 or later. For versions prior to 5.2.1 Patch Level 1, update to 5.2.1 Patch Level 1 or later. For versions prior to 5.2.2 Patch Level 1, update to 5.2.2 Patch Level 1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

SSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-918

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6483

Affected Products

Vbulletin

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40225 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://legalhackers.com/advisories/vBulletin-SSRF-Vulnerability-Exploit.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6483 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6483 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349551-security-patch-vbulletin-5-2-0-5-2-1-5-2-2 · Patch
• http://vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349549-security-patch-vbulletin-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-4-beta · Patch
• http://vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349548-security-patch-vbulletin-3-8-7-3-8-8-3-8-9-3-8-10-beta · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036553 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92350 · Note