CVE-2015-7808
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 80.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- vBulletin 5.1.2 Unserialize Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserializeRank excellentdisclosed 4 Nov 2015
Exploit-DB3 entries
- vBulletin 5.1.2 < 5.1.9 - Unserialize Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 48761webapps, phppublished 24 Jul 2017Not verified
- vBulletin 5.x - Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38790webapps, phppublished 23 Nov 2015Verified
- vBulletin 5.1.x - Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38629webapps, phppublished 5 Nov 2015Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 38629 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 44 days later
· 44 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 80.6% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- 38629 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://pastie.org/pastes/10527766/text?key=wq1hgkcj4afb9ipqzllsq (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134331/vBulletin-5.1.2-Unserialize-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/11/vbulletin-exploits-in-the-wild.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blog.checkpoint.com/2015/11/05/check-point-discovers-critical-vbulletin-0-day/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserialize (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-7707 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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