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jelsoft / vbulletin

51 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected versions
CVE-2007-4453	Medium	August 21, 2007 8/21/07	`= 3.6.8`
CVE-2007-4120	High	August 1, 2007 8/1/07	`= 3.6.5`
CVE-2007-3326	Medium	June 21, 2007 6/21/07	`= 3.0.0`
CVE-2007-2908	Medium	May 30, 2007 5/30/07	`<= 3.6.5`
CVE-2007-2909	Low	May 30, 2007 5/30/07	`<= 3.6.6`
CVE-2007-2910	Medium	May 30, 2007 5/30/07	`<= 3.6.6`
CVE-2007-2911	High	May 30, 2007 5/30/07	`<= 3.6.5`
CVE-2007-2912	Medium	May 30, 2007 5/30/07	`<= 3.6.4`
CVE-2007-1573	Medium	March 21, 2007 3/21/07	`<= 3.6.5` `= 3.6.4`
CVE-2007-1342	Medium	March 8, 2007 3/8/07	`<= 3.6.5`
CVE-2007-1292	High	March 7, 2007 3/7/07	`<= 3.5.8` `= 3.6.0` `= 3.6.1` `= 3.6.2` `= 3.6.3` `= 3.6.4` `= 3.6.5`
CVE-2007-0869	Medium	February 9, 2007 2/9/07	`= 3.6.4`
CVE-2007-0830	Low	February 7, 2007 2/7/07	`= 3.6.4`
CVE-2006-6779	Medium	December 28, 2006 12/28/06	`= 3.5.1` `= 3.5.2` `= 3.5.4` `= 3.6.0` `= 3.6.1` `= 3.6.2` `= 3.6.3` `= 3.6.4`
CVE-2006-6040	Medium	November 22, 2006 11/22/06	`= 3.6.0` `= 3.6.1` `= 3.6.2` `= 3.6.3`
CVE-2006-5104	High	October 3, 2006 10/3/06	`= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 2.3.8`
CVE-2006-4271	High	August 21, 2006 8/21/06	`= 3.5.4`
CVE-2006-4272	High	August 21, 2006 8/21/06	`= 3.5.4`
CVE-2006-4273	Medium	August 21, 2006 8/21/06	`= 3.5.4` `= 3.6.0`
CVE-2006-3253	Low	June 28, 2006 6/28/06	`= 3.5.0` `= 3.5.0_beta_1` `= 3.5.0_beta_2` `= 3.5.0_beta_3` `= 3.5.0_beta_4` `= 3.5.0_rc1` `= 3.5.0_rc2` `= 3.5.0_rc3` `= 3.5.1` `= 3.5.2` `= 3.5.3`
CVE-2006-2805	Medium	June 3, 2006 6/3/06	`= 3.0.10`
CVE-2006-2335	Medium	May 12, 2006 5/12/06	`= 3.5.8`
CVE-2006-2018	High	April 25, 2006 4/25/06	`= 3.0` `= 3.0.0` `= 3.0.0_beta_2` `= 3.0.0_can4` `= 3.0.0_rc4` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.12` `= 3.0_beta_2`
CVE-2006-1816	Medium	April 18, 2006 4/18/06	`= 3.5.1` `= 3.5.2` `= 3.5.4`
CVE-2006-1040	Medium	March 7, 2006 3/7/06	`= 3.0.12` `= 3.5.3`
CVE-2006-0080	Medium	January 4, 2006 1/4/06	`= 3.5.2`
CVE-2005-4621	Medium	December 31, 2005 12/31/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 2.3.8` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0.8` `= 3.0.9` `= 3.0.10` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma` `= 3.5.1`
CVE-2005-3019	High	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0.8` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-3020	Medium	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0.8` `= 3.0.9` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-3021	Low	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0.8` `= 3.0.9` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-3022	High	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0.8` `= 3.0.9` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-3023	Medium	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0.8` `= 3.0.9` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-3024	High	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-3025	Medium	September 21, 2005 9/21/05	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0.7` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2005-0429	Medium	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	`= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4`
CVE-2005-0511	High	February 21, 2005 2/21/05	`= 2.0` `= 2.0.1` `= 2.0.2` `= 2.0_beta_2` `= 2.0_beta_3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9_can` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0.0` `= 3.0.0_beta_2` `= 3.0.0_can4` `= 3.0.0_rc4` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0_beta_2`
CVE-2004-1515	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	`= 3.0.0` `= 3.0.0_beta_2` `= 3.0.0_can4` `= 3.0.0_rc4` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0.4` `= 3.0.5` `= 3.0.6` `= 3.0_beta_2`
CVE-2004-1823	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	`= 3.0.0` `= 3.0.0_can4`
CVE-2004-2076	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	`= 3.0.0_rc4`
CVE-2004-2288	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	`= 1.0.1` `= 2.0.3` `= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.3.0` `= 2.3.2` `= 2.3.3` `= 2.3.4` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2004-2695	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	`= 3.0` `= 3.0.1` `= 3.0.2` `= 3.0.3` `= 3.0_beta_2` `= 3.0_beta_3` `= 3.0_beta_4` `= 3.0_beta_5` `= 3.0_beta_6` `= 3.0_beta_7` `= 3.0_gamma`
CVE-2004-0620	Medium	December 6, 2004 12/6/04	`= 3.0.1`
CVE-2004-0091	Medium	February 17, 2004 2/17/04	`= 3.0_beta_2`
CVE-2004-0036	Medium	January 20, 2004 1/20/04	`= 2.3.0`
CVE-2003-0295	Medium	June 16, 2003 6/16/03	`= 3.0.0_beta_2`
CVE-2002-1660	High	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	`<= 2.1.9`
CVE-2002-1678	Medium	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	`= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4`
CVE-2002-1679	Medium	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	`= 2.2.0`
CVE-2002-1922	Medium	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	`= 2.0_rc2` `= 2.0_rc3` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8`
CVE-2002-2235	Medium	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	`= 2.0` `= 2.0.1` `= 2.0.2` `= 2.2.0` `= 2.2.1` `= 2.2.2` `= 2.2.3` `= 2.2.4` `= 2.2.5` `= 2.2.6` `= 2.2.7` `= 2.2.8` `= 2.2.9` `= 2.2.9_can`

vbulletin / vbulletin

51 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected versions
CVE-2026-61511	Critical	July 27, 2026 7/27/26	`>= 5.0.0, <= 5.7.5` `>= 6.0.0, <= 6.2.1`
CVE-2025-46171	Medium	July 23, 2025 7/23/25	`= 3.8.7`
CVE-2025-48828	Critical	May 27, 2025 5/27/25	`= 6.0.3`
CVE-2025-48827	Critical	May 27, 2025 5/27/25	`>= 5.0.0, <= 5.7.5` `>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.3`
CVE-2023-39777	Medium	September 16, 2023 9/16/23	`<= 6.0.0`
CVE-2023-25135	Critical	February 3, 2023 2/3/23	`= 5.6.7` `= 5.6.8` `= 5.6.9`
CVE-2020-7373	Critical	October 30, 2020 10/30/20	`>= 5.5.4, <= 5.6.2`
CVE-2020-25123	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25124	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25115	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25116	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25117	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25118	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25119	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25120	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25121	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-25122	Medium	September 3, 2020 9/3/20	`= 5.6.3`
CVE-2020-17496	Critical	August 12, 2020 8/12/20	`>= 5.5.4, <= 5.6.2`
CVE-2020-12720	Critical	May 8, 2020 5/8/20	`>= 5.0.0, < 5.5.6` `= 5.5.6` `= 5.6.0` `= 5.6.1.-`
CVE-2019-17271	Medium	October 8, 2019 10/8/19	`<= 5.5.4`
CVE-2019-17130	Medium	October 4, 2019 10/4/19	`<= 5.5.4`
CVE-2019-17131	Medium	October 4, 2019 10/4/19	`< 5.5.4`
CVE-2019-17132	Critical	October 4, 2019 10/4/19	`<= 5.5.4`
CVE-2019-16759	Critical	September 24, 2019 9/24/19	`>= 5.0.0, <= 5.5.4`
CVE-2018-15493	Medium	October 17, 2018 10/17/18	`= 5.4.3`
CVE-2018-6200	Medium	January 25, 2018 1/25/18	`>= 3.0.0, <= 3.8.11` `>= 4.2.0, <= 4.2.5`
CVE-2017-17671	Critical	December 14, 2017 12/14/17	`>= 5.0.1, <= 5.3.3` `= 5.0.0-beta_11` `= 5.0.0-beta_28`
CVE-2017-17672	High	December 14, 2017 12/14/17	`>= 5.0.1, <= 5.3.3` `= 5.0.0-beta_11` `= 5.0.0-beta_28`
CVE-2015-3419	Medium	September 19, 2017 9/19/17	`= 5.0.0-beta_11` `= 5.0.0-beta_28` `= 5.0.1` `= 5.0.2` `= 5.0.3` `= 5.0.4` `= 5.0.5` `= 5.1.0` `= 5.1.0-rc1` `= 5.1.1` `= 5.1.2-beta1` `= 5.1.2-rc1` `= 5.1.2-rc2` `= 5.1.3` `= 5.1.3-alpha5` `= 5.1.3-rc1` `= 5.1.4` `= 5.1.4-rc1` `= 5.1.5` `= 5.1.5-beta_1` `= 5.1.5-beta_3` `= 5.1.6` `= 5.1.6-beta_2`
CVE-2014-9469	Medium	August 28, 2017 8/28/17	`= 3.5.4` `= 3.6` `= 3.6.7` `= 3.8.7` `= 4.2.2` `= 5.0.5` `= 5.1.3`
CVE-2017-7569	Medium	April 6, 2017 4/6/17	`<= 5.2.6`
CVE-2016-6483	Medium	September 2, 2016 9/2/16	`= 3.8.7` `= 3.8.8` `= 3.8.9` `= 4.2.2` `= 4.2.3` `= 5.2.0` `= 5.2.1` `= 5.2.2`
CVE-2016-6195	High	August 30, 2016 8/30/16	`<= 4.2.2` `= 4.2.3`
CVE-2015-7808	High	November 24, 2015 11/24/15	`= 5.0.0` `= 5.0.1` `= 5.0.2` `= 5.0.3` `= 5.0.4` `= 5.0.5` `= 5.1.0` `= 5.1.0-rc1` `= 5.1.1` `= 5.1.2` `= 5.1.2-beta1` `= 5.1.2-rc1` `= 5.1.2-rc2` `= 5.1.3` `= 5.1.3-alpha5` `= 5.1.4` `= 5.1.5` `= 5.1.6` `= 5.1.7` `= 5.1.8` `= 5.1.9`
CVE-2014-9438	Medium	January 2, 2015 1/2/15	`= 4.2.2`
CVE-2014-8670	Medium	November 6, 2014 11/6/14	`= 4.2.1`
CVE-2014-2021	Low	October 25, 2014 10/25/14	`<= 4.2.2` `= 5.0.0` `= 5.0.1` `= 5.0.2` `= 5.0.3` `= 5.0.4` `= 5.0.5`
CVE-2014-2022	High	October 15, 2014 10/15/14	`<= 4.2.2` `= 4.2.0-pl2` `= 4.2.1`
CVE-2014-5102	High	July 25, 2014 7/25/14	`= 5.0.4` `= 5.0.5` `= 5.1.0` `= 5.1.0-rc1` `= 5.1.1` `= 5.1.2` `= 5.1.2-beta1` `= 5.1.2-rc1` `= 5.1.2-rc2` `= 5.1.3-alpha5`
CVE-2014-3135	Medium	April 30, 2014 4/30/14	`= 5.1.1-alpha9`
CVE-2013-6129	High	October 19, 2013 10/19/13	`= 4.1` `= 5.0.0`
CVE-2013-3522	Medium	May 10, 2013 5/10/13	`= 5.0.0-beta_11` `= 5.0.0-beta_28`
CVE-2011-5251	Medium	December 31, 2012 12/31/12	`<= 4.1.3` `= 4.0.0` `= 4.0.1` `= 4.0.2` `= 4.0.3` `= 4.0.4` `= 4.0.5` `= 4.0.6` `= 4.0.7` `= 4.0.8` `= 4.1` `= 4.1.1` `= 4.1.2`
CVE-2012-4686	High	August 28, 2012 8/28/12	`= 4.1.10`
CVE-2012-3844	Medium	July 3, 2012 7/3/12	`= 4.1.12`
CVE-2008-6255	Medium	February 24, 2009 2/24/09	`= 3.7.4`
CVE-2008-6256	Medium	February 24, 2009 2/24/09	`= 3.7.3-pl1`
CVE-2008-3773	Medium	August 22, 2008 8/22/08	`= 3.6.10-pl3` `= 3.7.2-pl1`
CVE-2008-3184	Medium	July 15, 2008 7/15/08	`= 3.6` `= 3.6.1` `= 3.6.2` `= 3.6.3` `= 3.6.4` `= 3.6.5` `= 3.6.6` `= 3.6.7` `= 3.6.8` `= 3.6.9` `= 3.6.10` `= 3.6.10-pl1` `= 3.7.0` `= 3.7.1` `= 3.7.1-gold` `= 3.7.1-pl1` `= 3.7.2`
CVE-2008-2744	Medium	June 17, 2008 6/17/08	`= 3.6.10` `= 3.7.1`

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What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

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