CVE-2020-12720
vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control.
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- May 07, 2020
- Published Date
- May 07, 2020
- Last Updated
- August 04, 2024
- Vendor
- vBulletin
- Product
- vBulletin
- Description
- vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control.
- Tags
- Score
- 93.79% (Percentile: 99.85%) as of 2025-07-08
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (2025-06-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source
nuclei_scanner
CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
9.8 - CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
7.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
Exploit Status
References
https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4440032-vbulletin-5-6-1-security-patch-level-1
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157716/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157904/vBulletin-5.6.1-SQL-Injection.html
https://attackerkb.com/topics/RSDAFLik92/cve-2020-12720-vbulletin-incorrect-access-control
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
Source | Added Date |
---|---|
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) | 2025-06-26 12:00:23 UTC |
Scanner Integrations
Scanner | URL | Date Detected |
---|---|---|
Metasploit | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/vbulletin_getindexablecontent.rb | 2025-04-29 11:01:24 UTC |
Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-12720.yaml | 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC |
Potential Proof of Concepts
Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.
vbulletin_getindexablecontent
Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown
Metasploit module for CVE-2020-12720
Timeline
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CVE ID Reserved
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CVE Published to Public
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Detected by Nuclei
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Detected by Metasploit
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Added to KEVIntel