High severity · published Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-75977
Mang Board WP <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation to Forged Authentication Cookie
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MB
Mang Board WP · kitae-park
through 2.3.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75977
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75977
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/api/mb-template.php#L36
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/includes/functions/func.board.php#L1581
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/includes/functions/func.board.php#L32
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/includes/functions/func.user.php#L447
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.5/models/admin/users.php#L125
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mangboard/tags/2.3.6/api/mb-template.php#L36
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