CVE-2026-45118

MyBB: Contact page reflected XSS

Published Aug 18, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the Contact module does not validate a redirect URL or protocol correctly, resulting in an open redirect and reflected JavaScript code injection. contact.php accepts the redirect target from the from HTTP parameter in $mybb->input['from'] or the Referer HTTP header in $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] and passes it to redirect() without sufficient verification. A javascript: URI becomes the target of the `Click here if you don't want to wait any longer` link because $force_redirect is true, allowing script execution when a victim selects the link. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

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Description MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the Contact module does not validate a redirect URL or protocol correctly, resulting in an open redirect and reflected JavaScript code injection. contact.php accepts the redirect target from the from HTTP parameter in $mybb->input['from'] or the Referer HTTP header in $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] and passes it to redirect() without sufficient verification. A javascript: URI becomes the target of the `Click here if you don't want to wait any longer` link because $force_redirect is true, allowing script execution when a victim selects the link. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.
Title MyBB: Contact page reflected XSS
Weaknesses CWE-83
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 18, 2026, 5:52 PM
Reserved
May 8, 2026, 8:08 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 18, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Sep 8, 2026, 9:02 PM