VDB-65327 · CVE-2013-6129 · BID 62909

vBulletin 4.1/5.0.0 access control

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A vulnerability was found in vBulletin 4.1/5.0.0 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vbulletin.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6129 since 10/15/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (250), SecurityFocus (BID 62909†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42218†).

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

vBulletin

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 103171
OpenVAS Name: Vbulletin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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D2Sec: vBulletin 4.1.x RCE

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2013 🔍
10/15/2013 +126 days 🔍
10/19/2013 +4 days 🔍
10/19/2013 +0 days 🔍
11/07/2013 +19 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +502 days 🔍
08/31/2024 +3448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vbulletin.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2013-6129 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 62909
Vulnerability Center: 42218 - vBulletin Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability Allows Creation of Administrative Accounts, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 08/31/2024 11:48 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (57), 01/29/2018 04:09 PM (2), 07/13/2024 09:53 PM (19), 08/31/2024 11:48 PM (3)
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