CVE Watch—

CVE-2020-17496

vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS

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No CVSS

EPSS

87.4%

p100

KEV

YES

Nov 3, 2021

Exploit Today

0-100

Published: — · Last modified: —

EPSS · 30d

87.4%EPSS · 30 days87.7%

2026-09-162026-10-14

KEV catalog record

Product

vBulletin / vBulletin

Vulnerability

vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV

Nov 3, 2021

Remediate by

May 3, 2022

Known ransomware use

Summary description

The PHP module within vBulletin contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution via crafted subWidgets data in an ajax/render/widget_tabbedcontainer_tab_panel request. This CVE ID resolves an incomplete patch for CVE-2019-16759.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17496

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