Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-6483

Title: Vbulletin Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

SSRF

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2016-6483

CWE Category CWE-918
Published Date Sep 02, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 8.6 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
11.95%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-6483: The media-file upload feature in vBulletin before 3.8.7 Patch Level 6, 3.8.8 before Patch Level 2, 3.8.9 before Patch Level 1, 4.x before 4.2.2 Patch Level 6, 4.2.3 before Patch Level 2, 5.x before 5.2.0 Patch Level 3, 5.2.1 before Patch Level 1, and 5.2.2 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to conduct SSRF attacks via a crafted URL that results in a Redirection HTTP status code.

Impacted Vendors

J
jelsoft 1
V
vbulletin 1

Reference Links

http://legalhackers.com/advisories/vBulletin-SSRF-Vulnerability-Exploit.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92350 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036553 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349548-security-patch-vbulletin-3-8-7-3-8-8-3-8-9-3-8-10-beta http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349549-security-patch-vbulletin-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-4-beta http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349551-security-patch-vbulletin-5-2-0-5-2-1-5-2-2 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40225/ http://legalhackers.com/advisories/vBulletin-SSRF-Vulnerability-Exploit.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92350 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036553 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349548-security-patch-vbulletin-3-8-7-3-8-8-3-8-9-3-8-10-beta http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349549-security-patch-vbulletin-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-4-beta http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349551-security-patch-vbulletin-5-2-0-5-2-1-5-2-2 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40225/
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-6483 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40225
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 NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.