vBulletin Security Forum Setup - Hardening & Configuration

Document Title:
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vBulletin Security Forum Setup - Hardening & Configuration


References:
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https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2119

Download: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/resources/documents/2119.txt



Release Date:
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2018-02-20


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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2119


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2018-02-06: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Sheets


Severity Level:
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Medium


Disclosure Type:
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Independent Security Research


Technical Details & Description:
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The following information sheet shows several steps about "How to install a secure vbulletin v4.x & v5.x board". 
During the writeup, we had in mind all the different exploits and vulnerabilities used to exploit vbulletin forums 
in the wild. The installation was successful tested and wasn't that minimal but for sure a bit more restricted then 
the full version. At the end we decided to share the information with other users, to assist a new secure installations 
of vbulletin. Following the written instructions should assist the user to setup the forum in a safe manner.


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability-Lab [[email protected]] - https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Vulnerability-Lab


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