CVE-2026-22660 PUBLISHED

FlaskBB Logic Flaw Authorization Group Deletion via Bulk AJAX Endpoint

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

FlaskBB through 2.2.0, fixed in commit a5da9a5, contains a logic flaw vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to delete all built-in authorization groups by exploiting a type mismatch in the bulk delete protection check. The bulk AJAX endpoint in the management views compares received JSON integer group IDs against string literals, causing the protection check to always pass, which allows deletion of all six built-in groups and destroys the forum's permission model, potentially rendering the site unusable.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

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 Comparison CWE