CVE-2016-6195 in the critical feed json
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 a…
published 2016-08-30 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7128
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 70.9%
- EPSS 70.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-40751)
- Published
Exploit prediction
70.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40751 vBulletin 3.6.0 < 4.2.3 - 'ForumRunner' SQL Injection webapps, 2015-08-25
- Nuclei template vBulletin <= 4.2.3 - SQL Injection nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
-
vbulletin.org
/forum/showthread.php?t=322848
vendor-advisory
- github.com /drewlong/vbully
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92687
vdb-entry
-
enumerated.wordpress.com
/2016/07/11/1/
technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6195
- NVD CVE-2016-6195
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