Improper verification of access permissions when modifying permissions through the Administration Control Panel (ACP) allowed an authenticated administrator to grant permissions beyond the level authorized for their account, resulting in privilege escalation within the administrative interface.
History

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Title Privilege Escalation via Improper Permission Verification in phpBB ACP

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First Time appeared Phpbb
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Vendors & Products Phpbb
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Description Improper verification of access permissions when modifying permissions through the Administration Control Panel (ACP) allowed an authenticated administrator to grant permissions beyond the level authorized for their account, resulting in privilege escalation within the administrative interface.
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T02:27:43.441Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T15:00:09.320Z

Link: CVE-2026-47366

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-12T04:17:05.390

Modified: 2026-06-12T04:17:05.390

Link: CVE-2026-47366

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2026-06-12T05:00:17Z