CVE-2016-6483

Public Exploit

Description

The media-file upload feature in vBulletin before 3.8.7 Patch Level 6, 3.8.8 before Patch Level 2, 3.8.9 before Patch Level 1, 4.x before 4.2.2 Patch Level 6, 4.2.3 before Patch Level 2, 5.x before 5.2.0 Patch Level 3, 5.2.1 before Patch Level 1, and 5.2.2 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to conduct SSRF attacks via a crafted URL that results in a Redirection HTTP status code.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.36% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory legalhackers.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349551-security-patch-vbulletin-5-2-0-5-2-1-5-2-2 patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40225/ exploit
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349548-security-patch-vbulletin-3-8-7-3-8-8-3-8-9-3-8-10-beta patch
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/vBulletin-SSRF-Vulnerability-Exploit.txt third party advisory exploit
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4349549-security-patch-vbulletin-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-4-beta patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036553 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92350 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6483?
CVE-2016-6483 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6483?
To fix CVE-2016-6483, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6483 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6483 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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