CVE-2016-6195
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 70.91% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 August 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- vbulletin/vbulletin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 35.7% on 21 September 2026 to 70.9% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92687
- http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=322848Vendor 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=322848Vendor Advisory
- https://enumerated.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/1/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/drewlong/vbully
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.