CVE-2026-45129

MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the Admin CP Recovery Codes module does not validate requests correctly, allowing same-site attackers to rotate a victim administrator's recovery codes with a specially crafted URL. The Admin CP Home, Preferences, Recovery Codes action=recovery_codes page regenerates Two-Factor Authentication recovery codes in mybb_adminoptions.recovery_codes on GET requests without request forgery protection. The uniquely identifying implementation details include admin/modules/home/preferences.php. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

Published 18 Aug 2026, 16:17 UTC Last modified 18 Aug 2026, 16:17 UTC

4.6

CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM base score CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack profile

The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

Availability Low

Exploitability2.1

Impact2.5

Affected products

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-352

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 02 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 03 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 04 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com