CVE-2025-48827
criticalpriority · attend · 75EPSS 0.756 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- 0xgh057r3c0n/CVE-2025-48827Critical Unauthenticated API Access in vBulletinPoC · poc_in_github
- wiseep/CVE-2025-48827Vbullettin RCE - CVE-2025-48827PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1148vBulletin Connect: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen CodeausführungDeutsch2025-05-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in vBulletin Connect ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/cnnvd
- https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rcecnnvd
- https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48827cnnvd
- https://www.vbulletin.com/download.phpPatchcnnvd
- https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rceenisa_euvd
- https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48827enisa_euvd
- https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/Broken Linknvd
- https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rceExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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