# CVE-2019-17271: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via specific API endpoints in vBulletin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-294x-vx6v-6x6f

## What is CVE-2019-17271?

CVE-2019-17271 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Vbulletin Vbulletin, published on 8 Oct 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

vBulletin 5.5.4 allows SQL Injection via the ajax/api/hook/getHookList or ajax/api/widget/getWidgetList where parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17271?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vbulletin Vbulletin.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17271?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17271 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vbulletin Vbulletin

- [CVE-2020-17496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17496/): vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16759/): vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48827/): vBulletin 5.0.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3 allows unauthenticated users to invoke protected API controllers' methods when running (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-25135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25135/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7373/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17271 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17271 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Vbulletin Vbulletin, published on 8 Oct 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17271 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-2019-17271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17271/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17271
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17271
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17271

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17271/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.