CVE-2026-22659

HIGH

FlaskBB Authorization Bypass via Topic ID Manipulation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

FlaskBB through 2.2.0, fixed in commit acc88cf, contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated moderators to perform unauthorized actions on topics in forums they do not control by submitting crafted topic ID lists. Attackers can include a low-ID topic from a permitted forum as an anchor in a batch request, causing the permission check applied only to the first result to pass, and then execute lock, unlock, delete, or hide actions against topics in unmoderated forums.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 20.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-863
Status published
Products (2)
flaskbb/flaskbb < 2.2.0
flaskbb/flaskbb https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/commit/a5da9a52
Published Jul 10, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 10, 2026