Rule Document 1:65432

Report a false positive

Rule Category

SERVER-WEBAPP -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in web based applications on servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP vBulletin PHP code injection attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for PHP code injection patterns present in the template HTTP parameter in HTTP requests sent to the /ajax/api/ad/replaceAdTemplate endpoint on vBulletin web applications.

What To Look For

This rule looks for attempts to exploit a PHP code injection vulnerability in vBulletin web applications.

Known Usage

Attacks/Scans seen in the wild

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

CVE-2025-48827 CVE-2025-48828

Additional Links

forum.vbulletin.com/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4491049-security-patch-released-for-vbulletin-6-x-and-5-7-5

Rule Vulnerability

N/A

Not Applicable

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
CVE-2025-48827
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CVE-2025-48828
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