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MyBB EUVDEUVD-2026-61050

| CVE-2026-45128 LOW
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2026-08-18 GitHub_M
3.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Attacker posts crafted URL or hidden resource in forum content
  2. Delivery
    Administrator loads content with active ACP session
  3. Exploit
    Browser issues GET request to set_default endpoint with attacker-chosen view ID
  4. Execution
    View Manager processes request without CSRF token check
  5. Impact
    Administrator's default user list view preference silently overwritten

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires: (1) the attacker has same-site presence, meaning they can serve content - such as a forum post, private message, or profile signature - that the target administrator will load while authenticated in the MyBB Admin CP; (2) the victim administrator must actively click or otherwise trigger the crafted URL or embedded resource; (3) the administrator's ACP session cookie must be active at the time of the request. The vulnerable action is limited to the View Manager set_default endpoint within the Admin CP Users & Groups module. Exploitation does not affect unauthenticated users, non-admin accounts, or installations where administrators do not interact with forum user-generated content while their ACP session is open. The sole impact is silent modification of the administrator's default user list view preference - no privilege escalation, no credential exposure, no persistent code execution, and no data exfiltration.

Impact

The overall risk is low. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) accurately reflects a limited-impact vulnerability requiring both attacker same-site presence and active victim interaction; even a mid-sized municipal IT team in inowroclaw running a community forum would face minimal operational disruption, since the worst-case outcome is an administrator's default user list view preference being changed rather than any credential theft, data exfiltration, or service disruption. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, no public exploit code has been identified, and no EPSS data was provided in the source intelligence - all signals converge on low real-world priority. The 'same-site attacker' constraint is a meaningful limiting factor: the adversary must already possess a forum account or another means to serve content that the admin will encounter while authenticated in the ACP, ruling out fully unauthenticated remote exploitation. The CVSS network vector (AV:N) is technically correct for a web-delivered CSRF but should not be interpreted as an open remote attack surface given the same-site prerequisite described in the advisory; no conflicting signals were identified between the CVSS vector and the vulnerability description.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a regular forum account embeds a hidden image tag or disguised hyperlink in a forum post, private message, or profile field, with the src or href pointing to the Admin CP URL with action=views&do=set_default and a chosen view ID. When a logged-in administrator loads that content while their ACP session is active, the browser automatically dispatches the GET request to the ACP endpoint, silently overwriting the admin's default user view. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified, but the attack pattern requires no special tooling and is straightforward to construct given the full parameter and endpoint disclosure in the advisory.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Cross-site request forgery in MyBB's Admin Control Panel View Manager allows same-site attackers to silently change an administrator's default user list view by tricking the admin into visiting a specially crafted URL. All MyBB installations prior to version 1.8.40 are affected; the root cause is the set_default action in admin/inc/functions_view_manager.php accepting state-changing GET requests without CSRF token validation. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; the vendor-released fix is confirmed in MyBB 1.8.40.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to upgrade MyBB to version 1.8.40, which adds CSRF token verification to the set_default action in admin/inc/functions_view_manager.php; the patched release is available at https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.40 and https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, administrators can reduce exposure by restricting Admin CP access to trusted IP ranges at the web server or network firewall level, ensuring that untrusted forum users cannot reach the ACP interface directly; note that this reduces usability for administrators working remotely. Additionally, enforcing strict SameSite=Strict cookie attributes on the ACP session cookie - if configurable at the server level - would prevent cross-origin requests from carrying the session, though this is a server-level mitigation outside MyBB's own configuration. There is no known in-application workaround that disables the affected View Manager functionality selectively without removing the feature entirely.

Affected VersionsENISA

MyBB < 1.8.40

Affected Packages

euvd mybb fix: 1.8.40

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

MyBB is a PHP-based open source forum platform (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The vulnerable code resides in admin/inc/functions_view_manager.php within the view_manager() function's handling of the do=set_default action under Admin CP → Users & Groups → Users → View Manager. The flaw is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery): the state-changing set_default operation was triggered via HTTP GET without requiring a CSRF token, meaning any page load or link click by an authenticated administrator could be silently exploited by a same-site attacker. The commit diff at 736a2bcbc7cc104df8ae6c0a160aa3917a1ceec0 confirms the remediation approach: the fix adds verify_post_check($mybb->get_input('my_post_key')) to guard the action, and the 'Set as Default' UI link now embeds the my_post_key CSRF token in its URL. This is a textbook CSRF pattern - a privileged, state-changing operation exposed on an idempotent HTTP method without anti-forgery protection.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.5 LOW

Same-site attacker context implies low privilege (PR:L); active admin click required (UI:R); impact is strictly limited to user preference integrity with no confidentiality or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 18, 2026 - 17:17 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the ACP Users View Manager module does not validate requests correctly, allowing same-site attackers to change a victim administrator's default user list view by embedding a specially crafted URL. The Set as Default control named set_default in Admin CP, Users & Groups, Users, View Manager changes the administrator's default view on GET requests without request forgery protection. The uniquely identifying implementation details include Users & Groups → Users → View Manager, and admin/inc/functions_view_manager.php. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
long-running open source forum platform with established hobbyist and community base
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

18
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +18
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

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