Description
MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the calendar module does not check permissions consistently when listing calendars, allowing authenticated users to access titles of calendars that are otherwise inaccessible. The affected calendar-selection paths in calendar.php perform permission checks against an invalid calendar context before returning calendar titles. The uniquely identifying implementation details include titles of inaccessible calendars, and invalid calendar permission context. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The flaw arises from an insufficient permission check in MyBB’s calendar selection paths in calendar.php, allowing an authenticated user to view titles of calendars that should be hidden. This is an information disclosure vulnerability (CWE‑863) that compromises the confidentiality of calendar metadata but does not provide code execution or direct system compromise.

Affected Systems

The issue affects all MyBB installations running any version older than 1.8.40. The affected product is MyBB forum software from the mybb:mybb vendor.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 classifies the vulnerability as low severity. EPSS is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session; an attacker can simply request the calendar selection URLs to enumerate hidden calendar titles. No public exploit or privilege escalation is known, so the risk is limited to the accidental or intentional disclosure of calendar names.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 17:55 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade MyBB to version 1.8.40 or later, which contains the fixed permission logic.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, disable or restrict the calendar module for users lacking the required role so that the calendar selection paths are unreachable.
  • As a temporary measure, monitor access logs for abnormal requests to the calendar selection URLs and verify that no unauthorized calendar titles appear in the logs.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 17:55 UTC.

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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Mybb
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the calendar module does not check permissions consistently when listing calendars, allowing authenticated users to access titles of calendars that are otherwise inaccessible. The affected calendar-selection paths in calendar.php perform permission checks against an invalid calendar context before returning calendar titles. The uniquely identifying implementation details include titles of inaccessible calendars, and invalid calendar permission context. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.
Title MyBB: Insufficient permission check for calendar select
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:50:21.265Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T20:08:17.208Z

Link: CVE-2026-45121

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:50:13.857Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T16:17:07.093

Modified: 2026-08-18T19:16:49.597

Link: CVE-2026-45121

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:00:04Z

Weaknesses