CVE-2026-22659 PUBLISHED

FlaskBB Authorization Bypass via Topic ID Manipulation

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 08.01.2026 Published: 10.07.2026 Updated: 10.07.2026

FlaskBB through 2.2.0, fixed in commit acc88cf, contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated moderators to perform unauthorized actions on topics in forums they do not control by submitting crafted topic ID lists. Attackers can include a low-ID topic from a permitted forum as an anchor in a batch request, causing the permission check applied only to the first result to pass, and then execute lock, unlock, delete, or hide actions against topics in unmoderated forums.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.2

Product Status

Vendor flaskbb
Product flaskbb
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 0 to 2.2.0 (incl.)
  • Version https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/commit/a5da9a52 is unaffected

Credits

  • Hamed Kohi (@0xHamy) finder
  • VulnCheck coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • Incorrect Authorization CWE