CVE-2026-45121
MEDIUM
4,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the calendar module does not check permissions consistently when listing calendars, allowing authenticated users to access titles of calendars that are otherwise inaccessible. The affected calendar-selection paths in calendar.php perform permission checks against an invalid calendar context before returning calendar titles. The uniquely identifying implementation details include titles of inaccessible calendars, and invalid calendar permission context. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.
863
Incorrect Authorization
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Access Control
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Read Files Or Directories
Modify Application Data
Modify Files Or Directories
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Web Server, Database Server, Not Technology-Specific
https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/78e07fea34a6f6c326e668526bfb8e451c19e966
https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840
https://github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-r25v-7pcm-q34p
https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.40