CVE-2020-17496

CRITICAL KEV NUCLEI

vBulletin <5.6.2 - RCE

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (3)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by ludy-dev · remote
https://github.com/ludy-dev/vBulletin_5.x-tab_panel-RCE
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by ctlyz123 · poc
https://github.com/ctlyz123/CVE-2020-17496
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
rubypocphp
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/vbulletin_widget_template_rce.rb

Nuclei Templates (1)

vBulletin 5.5.4 - 5.6.2- Remote Command Execution
CRITICALby pussycat0x
Shodan: http.title:"powered by vbulletin" || http.html:"powered by vbulletin" || http.component:"vbulletin" || cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin"
FOFA: body="powered by vbulletin" || title="powered by vbulletin"

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.9418
EPSS Percentile 99.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2021-11-03
VulnCheck KEV 2020-12-14
InTheWild.io 2021-07-23
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2020-9444
CWE
CWE-74
Status published
Products (1)
vbulletin/vbulletin 5.5.4 - 5.6.2
Published Aug 12, 2020
KEV Added Nov 03, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026