CVE-2026-39903
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Simple Machines Forum 2.1 prior to commit 7d048f8 and 3.0 prior to commit a7875e8 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in Sources/Actions/AttachmentApprove.php where a single-character operator error causes the permission check to always pass regardless of user permissions. An authenticated low-privileged user can approve, reject, or delete any pending attachments on any board without holding the required approve_posts permission, bypass moderation queues for their own uploads, and enumerate and delete other users' pending attachments.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.1
ssvc
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affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
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- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/7d048f8d66aab9af51cd6ee110fbad103cf673e8cnnvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/a7875e876a647572dd4c45da881b875092caac3dcnnvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/pull/9181cnnvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/pull/9182cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-machines-forum-authorization-bypass-via-attachmentapprove-phpcnnvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/7d048f8d66aab9af51cd6ee110fbad103cf673e8enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/a7875e876a647572dd4c45da881b875092caac3denisa_euvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/pull/9181enisa_euvd
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