CVE-2025-48828

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH
EPSS: 57.30%
EPSS Percentile: 99.07%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting template code in an alternative PHP function invocation syntax, such as the "var_dump"("test") syntax, attackers can bypass security checks and execute arbitrary PHP code, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 27-May-2025 11:15
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 16:30
EPSS Date: 2026-10-26
CWE: CWE-424

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:H /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:N /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

Affected Products / Versions

vbulletin / vbulletin Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 6.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 27-Oct-2026 05:58
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

The May 2025 chain, CVE-2025-48827 and CVE-2025-48828, abused the template engine through a different path and drew exploitation attempts within days of disclosure, after the vendor had quietly patched it months earlier Public Exploit Details Expose Patched vBulletin Pre-Auth RCE

CVE (2)

People (1)

MITRE ATT&CK (2)

Products (1)

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