CVE-2023-25135 Scanner

vBulletin is a popular software application used for creating online forums and discussion boards. The product is widely adopted by organizations, businesses, and websites seeking to engage their audience through online conversations and community building. With a user-friendly interface, vBulletin offers various features that allow users to customize and manage forum discussions, user accounts, and permissions.

However, vBulletin is not exempt from security vulnerabilities. In particular, the CVE-2023-25135 vulnerability detected in vBulletin versions before 5.6.9 PL1 poses a significant threat to website owners and users. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code through a crafted HTTP request that triggers deserialization. Essentially, an attacker can gain access to and manipulate data stored in vBulletin, which can result in unauthorized changes, data breaches, and confidential information disclosure.

The exploitation of this vulnerability can have severe consequences for website owners and users. For example, an attacker could gain administrator-level access and control over the entire forum, modify user accounts, and obtain sensitive information such as passwords, email addresses, and personal details. Additionally, the attacker can use the compromised forum as a launching point for further attacks on other systems or users.

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REFERENCES

• https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4473890-vbulletin-5-6-9-security-patch
• https://www.ambionics.io/blog/vbulletin-unserializable-but-unreachable