CVE-2026-65430: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in regularlabs.com GeoIP extension for Joomla
Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - MaxMind Credential leakage in GeoIP extension - MaxMind credentials where leaked in request URLs, causing a credential leakage vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-65430 is a CWE-200 vulnerability in the GeoIP extension for Joomla by regularlabs.com. The issue involves leakage of MaxMind credentials within request URLs, which exposes sensitive information to unauthorized actors. This vulnerability affects versions 1.0.0 through 6.3.8 of the extension. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to confidentiality. No official patch or remediation level has been published as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to obtain MaxMind credentials by intercepting request URLs, leading to exposure of sensitive information. This can compromise the confidentiality of the credentials, potentially enabling further unauthorized access or abuse of the MaxMind service. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should avoid exposing URLs containing MaxMind credentials and consider removing or disabling the GeoIP extension if credential exposure risk is unacceptable.
CVE-2026-65430: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in regularlabs.com GeoIP extension for Joomla
Description
Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - MaxMind Credential leakage in GeoIP extension - MaxMind credentials where leaked in request URLs, causing a credential leakage vulnerability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-65430 is a CWE-200 vulnerability in the GeoIP extension for Joomla by regularlabs.com. The issue involves leakage of MaxMind credentials within request URLs, which exposes sensitive information to unauthorized actors. This vulnerability affects versions 1.0.0 through 6.3.8 of the extension. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to confidentiality. No official patch or remediation level has been published as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to obtain MaxMind credentials by intercepting request URLs, leading to exposure of sensitive information. This can compromise the confidentiality of the credentials, potentially enabling further unauthorized access or abuse of the MaxMind service. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should avoid exposing URLs containing MaxMind credentials and consider removing or disabling the GeoIP extension if credential exposure risk is unacceptable.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Joomla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T07:06:47.089Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a61dd669c2644c7f8c8ecc6
Added to database: 07/23/2026, 09:22:46 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 22:36:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/07/2026, 10:52:10 UTC
Views: 77
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