VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-48828
Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 57.6%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 57.64% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-424
- Affected
- vbulletin/vbulletin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rceExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48828Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.