CVE-2014-9438: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Moderator Control Panel in vBulletin 4.2.2 allows re...

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CVE-2014-9438 is a CSRF issue in vBulletin 4.2.2 Moderator Control Panel. If a privileged moderator or administrator is tricked while signed in, actions such as banning users, unbanning users, editing profiles, editing posts or topics, and approving content may be performed without their intent. Exposure is most likely on internet-facing vBulletin 4.2.2 forums where administrators or moderators use the web control panel from normal browsing sessions. The issue depends on a privileged authenticated user being induced to trigger an unintended request. Treat this as a legacy web-platform governance risk. It can affect user access, public content integrity, and trust in forum operations, but the supplied evidence does not show active exploitation or unauthenticated compromise. Mitigation focus: Identify any vBulletin 4.2.2 deployments and prioritize unsupported instances.; Check official vBulletin guidance for fixed versions or CSRF-related updates.; Restrict Moderator Control Panel access to trusted administrative networks where feasible..

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Jun 14, 2026, 05:41 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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