CVE-2026-75977 json
Mang Board WP <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Forged Authentication Cookie
published 2026-08-26 2 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-66335
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Mang Board WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization via Authentication Cookie Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.7. This is due to flawed HMAC generation in the mbw_get_hash_key() function that uses the current user's identity instead of the cookie username parameter when a WordPress user is logged in, combined with insufficient validation in mbw_validate_auth_cookie(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to forge administrator authentication cookies and change administrator passwords to achieve complete site takeover.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- kitae-park Mang Board WP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae75196d-2128-4da8-a90b-a62454dcdbe9?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.6/models/admin/users.php#L125
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.6/includes/functions/func.board.php#L32
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.6/includes/functions/func.board.php#L1581
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.6/includes/functions/func.user.php#L447
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.6/api/mb-template.php#L36
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/models/admin/users.php#L125
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/includes/functions/func.board.php#L32
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/includes/functions/func.board.php#L1581
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/includes/functions/func.user.php#L447
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/api/mb-template.php#L36
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3664567/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-75977
- NVD CVE-2026-75977
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.