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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-12720
vBulletin Access Control Vulnerability
Description

vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2020, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12720 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vbulletin vbulletin
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to vBulletin 5.6.1 PL1 or 5.6.0 PL1 or 5.5.6 PL1 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-12720 has a 12 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-12720.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control Third Party Advisory
https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4440032-vbulletin-5-6-1-security-patch-level-1 Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control Third Party Advisory
https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4440032-vbulletin-5-6-1-security-patch-level-1 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-12720 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-12720 weaknesses.

CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-66: SQL Injection SQL Injection CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-470: Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database CAPEC-12: Choosing Message Identifier Choosing Message Identifier CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-166: Force the System to Reset Values Force the System to Reset Values CAPEC-216: Communication Channel Manipulation Communication Channel Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-12720 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12720 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html
    Added Reference https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control
    Added Reference https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4440032-vbulletin-5-6-1-security-patch-level-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control No Types Assigned https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 CWE-306 CWE-89
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4440032-vbulletin-5-6-1-security-patch-level-1 No Types Assigned https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4440032-vbulletin-5-6-1-security-patch-level-1 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.5.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vbulletin:vbulletin:5.6.1.-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.82 }} -0.05%

score

0.99856

percentile