CVE-2020-17496
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-17496 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-08-12 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-10-26 13:58:00 UTC |
| Description | vBulletin 5.5.4 through 5.6.2 allows remote command execution via crafted subWidgets data in an ajax/render/widget_tabbedcontainer_tab_panel request. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-16759. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.877400000 probability, percentile 0.997460000 (date 2026-07-22)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-74
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | vBulletin |
|---|---|
| Product | vBulletin |
| Name | vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17496 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploitee.rs » Blog Archive » Exploiting vBulletin: “A Tale of a Patch Fail” | MISC | blog.exploitee.rs | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| Full Disclosure: Remote Code Execution 0day in vBulletin 5.x | MISC | seclists.org | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CWE - CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (4.9) | MISC | cwe.mitre.org | |
| vBulletin 5.6.0, 5.6.1, 5.6.2 Security Patch - vBulletin Community Forum | MISC | forum.vbulletin.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.