Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-7808

Title: Vbulletin Improper Input Validation

Input Validation Error

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2015-7808

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Nov 24, 2015
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
80.63%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-7808: The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.

Impacted Vendors

J
jelsoft 1
V
vbulletin 1

Reference Links

http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/11/05/check-point-discovers-critical-vbulletin-0-day/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134331/vBulletin-5.1.2-Unserialize-Code-Execution.html http://pastie.org/pastes/10527766/text?key=wq1hgkcj4afb9ipqzllsq http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserialize https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/11/vbulletin-exploits-in-the-wild.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38629/ http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/11/05/check-point-discovers-critical-vbulletin-0-day/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134331/vBulletin-5.1.2-Unserialize-Code-Execution.html http://pastie.org/pastes/10527766/text?key=wq1hgkcj4afb9ipqzllsq http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserialize https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/11/vbulletin-exploits-in-the-wild.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38629/
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-7808 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48761
View Code
Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38629
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38790
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.