CVE-2015-7808
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote...
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.
- Record
CVE-2015-7808- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.
- Record
CVE-2015-7808- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7707 No score
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7707- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rj4h-h9j2-p4h7 No score
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote...
The vB_Api_Hook::decodeArguments method in vBulletin 5 Connect 5.1.2 through 5.1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the arguments parameter to ajax/api/hook/decodeArguments.
- Record
GHSA-rj4h-h9j2-p4h7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | vBulletin 5.1.x - Remote Code Execution | 2015-11-05 |
| Exploit-DB | vBulletin 5.x - Remote Code Execution | 2015-11-23 |
| Exploit-DB | vBulletin 5.1.2 < 5.1.9 - Unserialize Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2017-07-24 |
| Metasploit | vBulletin 5.1.2 Unserialize Code Execution | 2015-11-04 |
| PoC in GitHub | Prajithp/CVE-2015-7808 | 2015-11-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-7808 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Vbulletin, published November 24, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/38629
pastie.org/pastes/10527766/text?key=wq1hgkcj4afb9ipqzllsq
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134331/vBulletin-5.1.2-Unserialize-Code-Execution.html
blog.sucuri.net/2015/11/vbulletin-exploits-in-the-wild.html
blog.checkpoint.com/2015/11/05/check-point-discovers-critical-vbulletin-0-day
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_unserialize
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7808
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rj4h-h9j2-p4h7