vBulletin 4.1/5.0.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vBulletin 4.1/5.0.0 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6129. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

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 attacked.

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 Exploit-DB (38785), Zero-Day.cz (250), SecurityFocus (BID 62909†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42218†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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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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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 🔍
02/23/2025 +3624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vbulletin.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65327
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 15:54
Updated: 02/23/2025 09:27
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (57), 01/29/2018 16:09 (2), 07/13/2024 21:53 (19), 08/31/2024 23:48 (3), 02/23/2025 09:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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