Security News > 2020 > May > An Undisclosed Critical Vulnerability Affect vBulletin Forums — Patch Now
If you are running an online discussion forum based on vBulletin software, make sure it has been updated to install a newly issued security patch that fixes a critical vulnerability.
Maintainers of the vBulletin project recently announced an important patch update but didn't reveal any information on the underlying security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2020-12720.
Written in PHP programming language, vBulletin is a widely used Internet forum software that powers over 100,000 websites on the Internet, including forums for some Fortune 500 and many other top companies.
National Vulnerability Database is also analyzing the flaw and revealed that the critical flaw originated from an incorrect access control issue that affects vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1. "If you are using a version of vBulletin 5 Connect prior to 5.5.2, it is imperative that you upgrade as soon as possible," vBulletin said.
Charles Fol, a security engineer at Ambionics, confirmed that he discovered and responsibly reported this vulnerability to the vBulletin team, and has plans to release more information during the SSTIC conference that's scheduled for the next month.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-08 | CVE-2020-12720 | Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Vbulletin vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control. | 9.8 |