CVE-2026-40784 | Mahmudul Hasan Arif FluentBoards Plugin up to 1.91.2 on WordPress authorization
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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mahmudul Hasan Arif FluentBoards Plugin up to 1.91.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in authorization bypass. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-40784 . The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
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VDB-357709 · CVE-2026-40784 · GCVE-0-2026-40784
MAHMUDUL HASAN ARIF FLUENTBOARDS PLUGIN UP TO 1.91.2 ON WORDPRESS AUTHORIZATION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
6.1 $0-$5k 2.40
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mahmudul Hasan Arif FluentBoards Plugin up to 1.91.2 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-40784. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability has been found in Mahmudul Hasan Arif FluentBoards Plugin up to 1.91.2 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Mahmudul Hasan Arif FluentBoards fluent-boards allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects FluentBoards: from n/a through <= 1.91.2.
The weakness was shared by Jakub Herman. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-40784 since 04/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/15/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Productinfo
Type
WordPress Plugin
Vendor
Mahmudul Hasan Arif
Name
FluentBoards Plugin
Version
1.91.0
1.91.1
1.91.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo
04/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Jakub Herman
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-40784 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357709
Entryinfo
Created: 04/15/2026 14:02
Changes: 04/15/2026 14:02 (54)
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Cache ID: 99:BF9:101
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