CVE-2016-6483 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit a media upload flaw in vBulletin to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks via crafted URLs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6483?
CVE-2016-6483 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Vbulletin Vbulletin, published on 2 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The media-file upload feature in vBulletin before 3.8.7 Patch Level 6, 3.8.8 before Patch Level 2, 3.8.9 before Patch Level 1, 4.x before 4.2.2 Patch Level 6, 4.2.3 before Patch Level 2, 5.x before 5.2.0 Patch Level 3, 5.2.1 before Patch Level 1, and 5.2.2 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to conduct SSRF attacks via a crafted URL that results in a Redirection HTTP status code.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vbulletin Vbulletin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2016-6483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-54rx-pqvg-4w6x.