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CVE-2016-6195

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2016-08-30 by GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2016-08-30
  • WeaknessCWE-89

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Description

SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-08-3019:00Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  2. 2016-08-3019:00Exploitation first reportedGCVE
  3. 2016-08-3019:59CVE publishedNVD
  4. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Vbulletin
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.2≤ 4.2.2no fix published
4.2= 4.2.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2016-08-30
  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-89read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score68.5 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2016-08-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6195?

SQL injection vulnerability in forumrunner/includes/moderation.php in vBulletin before 4.2.2 Patch Level 5 and 4.2.3 before Patch Level 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the postids parameter to forumrunner/request.php, as exploited in the wild in July 2016.

Is CVE-2016-6195 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-6195 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 68.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6195?

CVE-2016-6195 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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