CVE-2019-17132
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
9.8 CriticalPublic exploit
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
11.8%Up 8.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
- Record
CVE-2019-17132- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
- Record
CVE-2019-17132- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7590 No score
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7590- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x269-c5mf-x3rj No score
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.
- Record
GHSA-x269-c5mf-x3rj- 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 5.0 < 5.5.4 - 'updateAvatar' Authenticated Remote Code Execution | 2019-10-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17132 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Vbulletin, published October 4, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4423646-vbulletin-5-5-x-5-5-2-5-5-3-and-5-5-4-security-patch-level-2
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/9
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154759/vBulletin-5.5.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17132
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x269-c5mf-x3rj