CVE-2013-6129
highpriority · attend · 58EPSS 0.519 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The install/upgrade.php scripts in vBulletin 4.1 and 5 allow remote attackers to create administrative accounts via the customerid, htmldata[password], htmldata[confirmpassword], and htmldata[email] parameters, as exploited in the wild in October 2013.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-38785vBulletin 4.1.x - '/install/upgrade.php' Security Bypassfunctional · exploit_db
- auxiliary/admin/http/vbulletin_upgrade_adminvBulletin Administrator Account Creationfunctional · metasploit
affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
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- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15743cnnvd
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5cnnvd
- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15743enisa_euvd
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5enisa_euvd
- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15743Exploitnvd
- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/3991423-potential-vbulletin-exploit-vbulletin-4-1-vbulletin-5Vendor Advisorynvd
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