CVE-2026-46482

MediumCVSS 5.3

Published: 18/08/2026(UTC)Updated: 18/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.33%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

The registration component in MyBB does not validate the text-based Security Question CAPTCHA correctly, allowing attackers to bypass the challenge via a specially crafted value. The question_id field is accepted without verifying if the identifier is valid, and if it is blank, forged, or expired, the request continues without a question-related error.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can automate account registration, potentially leading to spam, fake accounts, or other abuses.

Recommendation

Update MyBB to version 1.8.40 or later, which includes a fix for CAPTCHA validation in the registration process.

Original NVD description (English source)

### 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](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#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`](https://github.com/mybb/mybb/blob/mybb_1839/member.php#L262-L307)) 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](https://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]).