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CVE-2016-6195
CRITICAL
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.
Published: Aug 30, 2016
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-89
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| vbulletin | vbulletin | * |
| vbulletin | vbulletin | 4.2.3 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-vhxf-9672-mr6m
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2...
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687
- http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848 Vendor Advisory
- https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/ Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/drewlong/vbully
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687
- http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848 Vendor Advisory
- https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/ Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/drewlong/vbully
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
68.49%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
59.7 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub