vBulletin 5.x through 5.5.4 allows remote command execution via the widgetConfig[code] parameter in an ajax/render/widget_php routestring POST request.
PHP,Unix,Windows
cmd, php
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/multi/http/vbulletin_widgetconfig_rce
msf exploit(vbulletin_widgetconfig_rce) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(vbulletin_widgetconfig_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(vbulletin_widgetconfig_rce) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(vbulletin_widgetconfig_rce) > exploit
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