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Botnet exploits recent vBulletin flaw to protect its bots

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2019-16759
Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution in vBulletin 5.x
9.8100%KEVPoC ×9
KEV

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2 min read at securityaffairs.com

Security expert Troy Mursch of Bad Packets reported that a botnet is exploiting the recently disclosed vBulletin exploit to block other attackers from also using it. The security expert Troy Mursch observed a botnet that it utilizing the recently disclosed vBulletin exploit to secure vulnerable servers to avoid that can be compromised by other threat actors.

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