MyBB: Email User CRLF injection

Summary

CVECVE-2026-45125
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-18 16:17:07 UTC
Updated2026-09-08 21:02:26 UTC
DescriptionMyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the Email User controller does not sanitize sender names correctly, resulting in mail header injection. member.php?action=do_emailuser accepts the fromname HTTP parameter for guests or the stored username for authenticated users when the cansendemail group permission is enabled. When mail_handler is set to the default PHP mail value, the sender name is used without sanitization in Return-Path and Reply-To headers, allowing arbitrary headers to be injected with CRLF sequences. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.003020000 probability, percentile 0.225080000 (date 2026-09-08)

Problem Types: CWE-93 | CWE-93 CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Mybb Mybb affected < 1.8.40 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/mybb/mybb/releases/tag/mybb_1840 [email protected] github.com
mybb.com/versions/1.8.40 [email protected] mybb.com
github.com/mybb/mybb/commit/5046c56b515d4593297a4f65b0c6ccb0b55baa01 [email protected] github.com
github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-f626-53q9-pqm9 [email protected] github.com
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