CVE-2025-48828

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 v3 9.0 CRITICAL

9.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48828	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Jun 2025, 16:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-27 04:15

Updated : 2025-06-25 16:32

NVD link : CVE-2025-48828

Mitre link : CVE-2025-48828

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-48828

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vbulletin

vbulletin

CWE

CWE-424

Improper Protection of Alternate Path

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