CVE-2026-39903
HIGHSimpleMachines - Simple Machines Forum Authorization Bypass via AttachmentApprove.php
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch patch
Patch Commit (v2.1)
https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/7d048f8d66aab9af51cd6ee110fbad103cf673e8
Patch patch
Patch Commit (v3.0)
https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/a7875e876a647572dd4c45da881b875092caac3d
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-machines-forum-authorization-bypass-via-attachmentapprove-php
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
25.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (6)
SimpleMachines/SMF
2.1.0 - 2.1.7
SimpleMachines/SMF
2.1.0 - 2.1.8
SimpleMachines/SMF
3.0.0
SimpleMachines/SMF
3.0.0 - 3.0.0 Alpha 5
SimpleMachines/SMF
7d048f8d66aab9af51cd6ee110fbad103cf673e8
SimpleMachines/SMF
a7875e876a647572dd4c45da881b875092caac3d
Published
Jul 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 10, 2026