{"id":"CVE-2026-46482","title":"### Impact\nThe registration component does not validate the text-based _Security Question_ CAPTCHA correctly, allowing attackers to bypass the challenge via a specially crafted value.\n\n\n[CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N](http…","summary":"### Impact\nThe registration component does not validate the text-based _Security Question_ CAPTCHA correctly, allowing attackers to bypass the challenge via a specially crafted value.\n\n\n[CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N](http…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-636"],"published":"2026-08-18","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T21:02:26.047","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46482","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/bd2a3447939d3084a5926dd66ece04649e0e0d60","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-v2h7-4jp7-j6hh","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.40","label":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00328,"epssPercentile":0.26096,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.280Z","slug":"CVE-2026-46482","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nThe registration component does not validate the text-based _Security Question_ CAPTCHA correctly, allowing attackers to bypass the challenge via a specially crafted value.\n\n\n[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)\n\n### Details\nThe 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.\n\n### Patches\nMyBB 1.8.(...) resolves this issue with the following changes:\n\n- Commit: https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/\n  - `.patch`: https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/.patch\n\n### References\n- Release Notes: https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.(...)/\n\n### For more information\nGo to [mybb.com/security](https://mybb.com/security/) to report possible security concerns or to learn more about security research at MyBB.\n\n### Contact\nThe security team can be reached at [security@mybb.com](mailto:security@mybb.com).\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}