CVE-2025-48828: Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting...

9.0 CVSS

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48828

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-424 Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Affected Products

Vendor: vBulletin

Product: vBulletin

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 10.71% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 92.93% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48828
https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce

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