CVE-2014-9463 in the critical feed json
functions_vbseo_hook.php in the VBSEO module for vBulletin allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the HTTP Referer…
published 2017-09-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9282
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 16.0%
- EPSS 16.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
functions_vbseo_hook.php in the VBSEO module for vBulletin allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the HTTP Referer header to visitormessage.php.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-36232)
- Published
Exploit prediction
16.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-36232 vBulletin vBSEO 4.x - 'visitormessage.php' Remote Code Injection webapps, 2015-03-02
- blog.sucuri.net https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/01/serious-vulnerability-on-vbseo.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/36232/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
blog.sucuri.net
/2015/01/serious-vulnerability-on-vbseo.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-9463
- NVD CVE-2014-9463
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