CVE-2025-48827

critical · 10

A public exploit / detection template exists

Weaponised detection is publicly available, which meaningfully raises real-world risk regardless of CVSS. nuclei-templates →

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.

CVSS

75.8%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

100th

EPSS percentile

2025-05-27

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-424

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
vbulletin	vbulletin	>= 5.0.0, <= 5.7.5
vbulletin	vbulletin	>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.3

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce
https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48827
https://blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2025-48827