Jelsoft vBulletin 1.1.5/2.0 Beta 2 index.php templatecache privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Jelsoft vBulletin 1.1.5/2.0 Beta 2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument templatecache results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0475. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Jelsoft vBulletin 1.1.5/2.0 Beta 2 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument templatecache with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

index.php in Jelsoft vBulletin does not properly initialize a PHP variable that is used to store template information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via special characters in the templatecache parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2001 by Jouko Pynnonen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0475. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11179 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10534 (Jelsoft vBulletin PHP Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.0 Beta 3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6237), Tenable (11179), SecurityFocus (BID 2474†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2216†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11179

OpenVAS ID: 11179
OpenVAS Name: vBulletins Calender Command Execution Vulnerability
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Upgrade: vBulletin 2.0 Beta 3

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03/15/2001 🔍
06/27/2001 +104 days 🔍
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10/02/2003 +827 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3928 days 🔍
10/06/2025 +4112 days 🔍

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Vendor: vbulletin.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Jouko Pynnonen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0475 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0475
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16887
X-Force: 6237
SecurityFocus: 2474 - Jelsoft vBulletin PHP Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2216 - Index.php in Jelsoft vBulletin Allows Code Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:38
Updated: 10/06/2025 07:02
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:38 (62), 05/13/2019 12:22 (5), 10/06/2025 07:02 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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