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CVE-2019-16759

Code Injection — is CVE-2019-16759real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 99.7%CISA KEVCWE-94 · Code Injection

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring request.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 3) — CVSS base score 9.8

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    Field note · Priya NairCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Same weaknessCWE-94 · Code Injection.