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CVE-2025-48828

Published: May 27, 2025Updated: Jun 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-424
NVD MITRE
9.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
48.4%
Top 1.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-424

Affected Products

vbulletinvbulletin
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
vBulletinvBulletin
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
PHPPHP GroupOSS Libraries
vbulletincommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka mapi, vbgooglemap
php grouposs-projectOSS Librariesaka php, pear

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce
karmainsecurity.com
https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48828
kevintel.com
https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/
blog.kevintel.com

Timeline

Published
May 27, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 25, 2025

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