CVE-2025-46171
vBulletin Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Description
vBulletin 3.8.7 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition via the misc.php?do=buddylist endpoint. If an authenticated user has a sufficiently large buddy list, processing the list can consume excessive memory, exhausting system resources and crashing the forum.
INFO
Published Date :
July 23, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 23, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-46171
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-46171.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://vbulletin.com | |
| https://github.com/oiyl/CVE-2025-46171 |
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CVE-2025-46171 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description vBulletin 3.8.7 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition via the misc.php?do=buddylist endpoint. If an authenticated user has a sufficiently large buddy list, processing the list can consume excessive memory, exhausting system resources and crashing the forum. Added Reference http://vbulletin.com Added Reference https://github.com/oiyl/CVE-2025-46171 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-400
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-46171 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-2025-46171
weaknesses.