CVE-2026-45734 PUBLISHED

MyBB: Default CAPTCHA missing invalidation

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.05.2026 Published: 18.08.2026 Updated: 18.08.2026

MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the built-in CAPTCHA does not consistently enforce single-use semantics, allowing remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA controls through challenge replay. The successful validation paths in contact.php, member.php?action=do_resendactivation, member.php?action=do_lostpw, member.php?action=do_emailuser, and sendthread.php?action=do_sendtofriend do not call captcha::invalidate_captcha() for the MyBB Default CAPTCHA selected by the captchaimage setting. A valid response can therefore be reused until a non-vulnerable endpoint invalidates it, an incorrect response is submitted, or the challenge expires. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor mybb
Product mybb
Versions
  • Version < 1.8.40 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-837: Improper Enforcement of a Single, Unique Action CWE