CVE-2025-48827 (GCVE-0-2025-48827)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-27 18:03Summary
vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-27 14:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-424 - Improper Protection of Alternate Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 8ff42f1d-bf9f-4c1a-adfd-915e6e00b7d6
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-06-03
Asserted: 2026-06-03
Scope
Notes: vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP... | Affected: vBulletin / vBulletin | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.75844 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running on PHP... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2025-48827 |
| Vendor | vBulletin |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | vBulletin |
| Added Date | 2026-06-03T10:06:54.268Z |
| Cvss Score | 10.0 |
| Epss Score | 0.75844 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99512 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2025-48827 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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