CVE-2026-45118
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['HTTPREFERER'] 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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References
https://github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840, https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.40, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45118.json, https://github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-wf92-5q5h-qr53, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45118