Improper access control in phpBB
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Improper verification of access permissions when modifying permissions through the Administration Control Panel (ACP) allowed an authenticated administrator to grant permissions beyond the level authorized for their account, resulting in privilege escalation within the administrative interface.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47366
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8mc-8mhv-jcrc
References
More phpBB vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-43137 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Phpbb phbb3 v.3.3.15 allows a local attacker… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-35957 Improper authentication in phpBB CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-06889 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/bb_usage_stats.php in maluinfo… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-01423 prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-03812 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in link_main.php in the SupaNav 1.0.0 module for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-06915 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions.php in the Dimension module… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-47366 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47366 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8mc-8mhv-jcrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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