# CVE-2005-0429: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP commands in vBulletin forums if the showforumusers feature is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jcr9-hcrf-g3rg

## What is CVE-2005-0429?

CVE-2005-0429 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 15 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Direct code injection vulnerability in forumdisplay.php in vBulletin 3.0 through 3.0.4, when showforumusers is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute inject arbitrary PHP commands via the comma parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jelsoft Vbulletin.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0429 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0429 exists.

Public exploit code:

- vBulletin 3.0.4 - 'forumdisplay.php' Code Execution (1) (exploitdb)
- vBulletin 3.0.4 - 'forumdisplay.php' Code Execution (2) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin

- [CVE-2007-4120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4120/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2911/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2004-2695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2695/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1292/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5104/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0429 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 15 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0429 exists.

Affected product: Jelsoft Vbulletin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0429

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