Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Affecting phpbb/phpbb package, versions >=3.3.0, <3.3.17


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-PHPBBPHPBB-17398172
  • published22 Jun 2026
  • disclosed12 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 12 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-47366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1220  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade phpbb/phpbb to version 3.3.17 or higher.

Overview

phpbb/phpbb is a Forum Software application.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficient Granularity of Access Control due to improper verification of access permissions in the Administration Control Panel (ACP). An attacker can obtain elevated privileges by modifying permissions beyond their authorized level after authenticating as an administrator.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1