01 Record
CVE-2025-48828
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
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score9.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 57.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-05-27 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-05-27 18:04Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-05-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-424Improper Protection of Alternate PathClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 24ff3fde4f5920c557fe0c3f2b091199253065da396ccd543cead15805f66f5e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- karmainsecurity.comhttps://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce
- kevintel.comhttps://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48828
- blog.kevintel.comhttps://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/