MEDIUM 5.3 NVD
CVE-2026-45734
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
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.
References
- https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/c2ed54f9259b9ce05728a9e657169033fe4adffc
- https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840
- https://github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-jrrr-f3jw-mjmc
- https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.40
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 was published on 2026-08-18 via NVD.
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