vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28267 vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.66038}

epss

{'score': 0.68044}


Thu, 26 Jun 2025 02:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vbulletin
Vbulletin vbulletin
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vbulletin
Vbulletin vbulletin

Wed, 28 May 2025 03:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 27 May 2025 22:00:00 +0900

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Description vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern. vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
References

Tue, 27 May 2025 13:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern.
Weaknesses CWE-424
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-27T18:03:31.961Z

Reserved: 2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-48827

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-27T14:05:18.654Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-27T04:15:41.230

Modified: 2025-06-25T16:46:46.703

Link: CVE-2025-48827

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-06-21T00:42:51Z

Weaknesses