Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2026· Updated Jul 28, 2026
Simple Machines Forum Authorization Bypass via AttachmentApprove.php
CVE-2026-39903
Description
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.
Affected products
2- Range: < commit 7d048f8 (2.1), < commit a7875e8 (3.0)
- Range: < commit 7d048f8 (2.1), < commit a7875e8 (3.0)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/7d048f8d66aab9af51cd6ee110fbad103cf673e8mitrepatch
- github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/a7875e876a647572dd4c45da881b875092caac3dmitrepatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-machines-forum-authorization-bypass-via-attachmentapprove-phpmitrethird-party-advisory
- github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/pull/9181mitreissue-tracking
- github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/pull/9182mitreissue-tracking
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