CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-46482
5.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-08-18
- Last modified
- 2026-09-08
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-636
Description
### Impact
The registration component does not validate the text-based _Security Question_ CAPTCHA correctly, allowing attackers to bypass the challenge via a specially crafted value.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
### Details
The public _Registration_ workflow (`member.php?action=do_register`) accepts a hidden field `question_id` — expected to match the question session identifier (`mybb_questionsessions.sid`) — and validates the challenge answer without a fail-closed fallback for invalid identifiers. If the value is blank, forged, or expired, the request continues without a question-related error.
### Patches
MyBB 1.8.(...) resolves this issue with the following changes:
- Commit: https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/
- `.patch`: https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/.patch
### References
- Release Notes: https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.(...)/
### For more information
Go to mybb.com/security to report possible security concerns or to learn more about security research at MyBB.
### Contact
The security team can be reached at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-636 Not Failing Securely weakness