VYPR
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.

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