vBulletin versions 5.0.0 through 6.0.3 contain a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the ajax/api/ad/replaceAdTemplate endpoint. This flaw arises from improper use of PHP's Reflection API, allowing unauthenticated attackers to invoke protected controller methods. By injecting a crafted <vb:if> conditional that executes arbitrary PHP code via passthru($_POST[<param>]), and triggering it with a second request to ajax/render/ad_<location>, attackers can run arbitrary commands on the server as the webserver user.
id: CVE-2025-48828
info:
name: vBulletin replaceAdTemplate - Remote Code Execution
author: Dhiy
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