CVE-2025-48827

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-05-27. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
10.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 78%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 78%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
99.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 27, 2025

Last Modified

June 25, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 18, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2025-48827 Exploited in the Wild — vBulletin | KEVIntel

https://kevintel.com/CVE-2025-48827
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Don't Call That "Protected" Method: Dissecting an N-Day vBulletin RCE | Karma(In)Security

https://karmainsecurity.com/dont-call-that-protected-method-vbulletin-rce

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoC0xgh057r3c0n/CVE-2025-48827
    First seen May 29, 2025

    Critical Unauthenticated API Access in vBulletin

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/vbulletin_replace_ad_template_rce✓ verified
    First seen May 23, 2025

    vBulletin replaceAdTemplate Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-48827.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2025

    vBulletin 5.0.0-6.0.3 - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-48827?
CVE-2025-48827 is a critical vulnerability published on May 27, 2025. 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 on PHP 8.1 or later, as demonstrated by the /api.php?method=protectedMethod pattern, as exploited in the wild in May 2025.
When was CVE-2025-48827 disclosed?
CVE-2025-48827 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2025, with the most recent update on June 25, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-48827 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-48827 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-48827?
CVE-2025-48827 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-48827?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-48827, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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