vBulletin up to 5.5.4 Avatar input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in vBulletin up to 5.5.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Avatar Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-17132. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vBulletin up to 5.5.4 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Avatar Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.

The weakness was published 10/04/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-17132 since 10/04/2019. 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 exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47475). Similar entries are available at VDB-142954 and VDB-142953. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/04/2019 🔍
10/04/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +2173 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 154759
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-17132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142955
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2019 18:00
Updated: 09/16/2025 18:10
Changes: 10/05/2019 18:00 (54), 09/23/2020 10:51 (1), 01/03/2024 14:23 (3), 09/16/2025 18:10 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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