High severity · published Apr 6, 2017
CVE-2017-7569
In vBulletin before 5.3.0, remote attackers can bypass the CVE-2016-6483 patch and conduct SSRF attacks by leveraging the behavior of the PHP parse_url function, aka VBV-17037
8.6
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In vBulletin before 5.3.0, remote attackers can bypass the CVE-2016-6483 patch and conduct SSRF attacks by leveraging the behavior of the PHP parse_url function, aka VBV-17037.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VB
Vbulletin · Vbulletin
through 5.2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7569
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7569
Release Notes
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4367744-vbulletin-5-3-0-connect-is-now-available
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