CVE-2020-7373
vBulletin 5.5.4 through 5.6.2 allows remote command execution via crafted subWidgets data in an ajax/render/widget_tabbedcontainer_tab_panel request.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
vBulletin 5.5.4 through 5.6.2 allows remote command execution via crafted subWidgets data in an ajax/render/widget_tabbedcontainer_tab_panel request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-16759. ALSO NOTE: CVE-2020-7373 is a duplicate of CVE-2020-17496. CVE-2020-17496 is the preferred CVE ID to track this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 45.01% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- vbulletin/vbulletin
- Source
- cve@rapid7.com
EPSS 45.0% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13970Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.exploitee.rs/2020/exploiting-vbulletin-a-tale-of-patch-fail/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4445227-vbulletin-5-6-0-5-6-1-5-6-2-security-patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13970Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.