CVE-2026-22660

FlaskBB Logic Flaw Authorization Group Deletion via Bulk AJAX Endpoint

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: July 10, 2026 at 01:26 PM UTC
Updated: July 14, 2026 at 04:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFlaskBB

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

FlaskBB through 2.2.0, fixed in commit a5da9a5, contains a logic flaw vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to delete all built-in authorization groups by exploiting a type mismatch in the bulk delete protection check. The bulk AJAX endpoint in the management views compares received JSON integer group IDs against string literals, causing the protection check to always pass, which allows deletion of all six built-in groups and destroys the forum's permission model, potentially rendering the site unusable.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.2.0
Vendor states this is fixed in https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/commit/a5da9a52 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.2HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-697

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