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CVE-2019-17132

Not in CISA KEVPublic exploit codeCVE-2019-17132

Not confirmed exploited. 1 of 8 rule sources name it; Cloudflare blocks by default.

Edge rules
1/8
Our test
No exploit yet
CVSS
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EPSS
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Posts, 14d
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Published
2019-10-04

vBulletin through 5.5.4 mishandles custom avatars.

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Public exploits

1 found
0 Metasploit1 Exploit-DB0 Scanner template0 GitHub PoCs

Links are to third-party code: never run it outside an isolated lab.

Timeline

  1. 2019-10-04
    CVE published
    CVE List
  2. 2019-10-07
    Exploit published on Exploit-DB
    vBulletin 5.0 < 5.5.4 - 'updateAvatar' Authenticated Remote Code Execution
  3. 2026-03-23
    Cloudflare rule names it
    Earliest entry we can see is an update

Social

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No posts seen yet on X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Hacker News or GitHub.

Vendor statements

Quoted
CloudflareWAF Managed Rules2 quotesBlocks by default

Named by 2026-03-23; the first entry is an update, so the rule may be older.

2026-03-23Updated…479da68fDefault: BlockSource
PHP, vBulletin, jQuery File Upload - Code Injection, Dangerous File Upload - CVE:CVE-2018-9206, CVE:CVE-2019-17132 (beta). Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This rule has been merged into the original rule "PHP, vBulletin, jQuery File Upload - Code Injection, Dangerous File Upload - CVE:CVE-2018-9206, CVE:CVE-2019-17132" (ID: ...824b817c )
2026-08-11Updated…d56225d8Default: BlockSource
vBulletin - Code Injection - Invalid image format - CVE:CVE-2019-17132 - Beta. Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This rule is merged into the original rule "vBulletin - Code Injection - Invalid image format - CVE:CVE-2019-17132" (ID: ...8fe9f1c7 )
AWSAWS WAF Managed RulesBefore feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

Microsoft AzureFront Door and Application Gateway WAF (DRS)No public claim

We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. The rule tables name CVEs but carry no dates, so Azure is left out of every time-to-rule figure.

Google CloudCloud Armor preconfigured WAF rulesBefore feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

FastlyNext-Gen WAF virtual patchesBefore feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

F5Attack signatures (Distributed Cloud WAF)Before feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

AkamaiApp & API Protector (Adaptive Security Engine)No public source

This vendor publishes no machine-readable rule changelog we can check.

OWASP CRSCore Rule Set (open source, used inside many WAFs)Before feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.