vBulletin’s Vulnerability Circus: Hackers Swing into Action!

vBulletin vulnerabilities are back in action! Exploits are spreading faster than gossip at a family reunion, targeting versions 5.1.0 to 6.0.3. Researchers spotted attackers using proof-of-concept exploits like it’s the latest dance craze. Let’s hope they patch things up soon before it turns into a full-blown security conga line!

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Hot Take:

Looks like vBulletin forums are having their own version of a “flashback Friday,” but instead of old photos, it’s old vulnerabilities making a comeback! Someone hit the time machine button because we’re back in the 2020s, folks, with cyber-attacks on vBulletin that are so retro, they belong in a museum. Time to fix those holes and send these attackers back to the digital Stone Age!

Key Points:

– An unpatched vBulletin vulnerability is being exploited for remote code execution.
– The vulnerability affects vBulletin versions 5.1.0 to 6.0.3.
– Exploitation attempts were reported shortly after disclosure.
– New CVEs assigned: CVE-2025-48827 and CVE-2025-48828.
– Last major vBulletin exploit reported back in 2020.

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