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CVE-2026-102800: dj-extensions.com DJ-HelpfulArticles extension for Joomla · Cross-site Scripting

Affects dj-extensions.com DJ-HelpfulArticles extension for JoomlaSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
DJ-HelpfulArticles extension for Joomlacom_djhelpfularticlesAffected
  • =1.0.0-1.2.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users of DJ-HelpfulArticles versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.0 should consider disabling the affected voting widget or restricting access to the administrator backend until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Applying strict input validation and output escaping on the 'ip' field, implementing CSRF tokens, and adding rate limiting are recommended mitigations once a patch is available.

Description

CVE-2026-102800 is a high-severity stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DJ-HelpfulArticles extension for Joomla versions 1.0.0 through 1.2.0. The vulnerability arises from an unauthenticated voting widget that accepts a client-supplied 'ip' field via AJAX without proper output escaping. This field is stored and later rendered in the Joomla administrator backend without HTML escaping, enabling stored XSS attacks. The lack of CSRF tokens and rate limiting exacerbates the risk by allowing repeated exploitation.

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