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Not in CISA KEVReported exploited: VulnCheck KEV since Published CVSS 9.0 criticalEPSS 57.3% probability of exploitation in 30 days
vBulletin

CVE-2025-48828: Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in th…

Is it exploited?

Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .

VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 4 public reports, the first from .

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
57.3%

Down from 57.6% on .

EPSS score, percentile 99.1 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.

How severe?
9.0 Critical

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • 6.0.3

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

Description

Certain vBulletin versions might allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by abusing Template Conditionals in the template engine. By crafting template code in an alternative PHP function invocation syntax, such as the "var_dump"("test") syntax, attackers can bypass security checks and execute arbitrary PHP code, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
vBulletin vBulletin
StatusVersions
Affected6.0.3

Versions not listed are: unknown.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE-424
  • CWE-424: Improper Protection of Alternate Path

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published

References

2

Known exploited vBulletin vulnerabilities

  • CVE-2019-16759: vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2020-17496: vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (added )