# CVE-2026-45126: MyBB: ACP Questions state CSRF

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.40
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- mybb: fixed in 1.8.40

## Description

MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the Admin CP Security Questions module does not validate the anti-CSRF token correctly, allowing same-site attackers to enable or disable registration challenge questions with a specially crafted URL. The controller processes GET requests for the disable and enable actions to modify mybb_questions.active without verifying the my_post_key token attached by the user interface. The uniquely identifying implementation details include admin/modules/config/questions.php. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mybb, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.40) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-m42q-vgx3-fqcc
- https://github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/6893b395c7fa3b9e4de6235caea0ce198c376c4f
- https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840
- https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.40

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