Critical severity10.0NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-48827
CVE-2025-48827
Description
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.
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References
3- karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rcenvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48827nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.kevintel.com/vbulletin-replaceadtemplate-kev/nvdBroken Link
News mentions
1- Public Exploit Released for Patched vBulletin Pre-Auth Code Execution FlawThe Hacker News · Jul 27, 2026