CVE-2019-16759: Improper Control of Generation of Code

Name: CVE-2019-16759: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Published: 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-16759, CWE-94, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Metasploit Module, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.99728, CISA KEV

vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Vbulletin	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	vbulletin-upgrade-latest	Jul 1, 2025	Sep 24, 2019

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