CVE-2019-17131 Other in n/a
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17131 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-17131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vbulletin Vbulletin, published on 4 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Vbulletin 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-2019-17131/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17131/index.md)
Attackers can perform clickjacking attacks against vBulletin users, potentially tricking them into unintended actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17131?
CVE-2019-17131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vbulletin Vbulletin, published on 4 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
vBulletin before 5.5.4 allows clickjacking.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vbulletin Vbulletin.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17131?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-17131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hr5-6qwp-r4jj.