CVE-2026-78076: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in joomshaper.com Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
CVE-2026-78076: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in joomshaper.com Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla
Description
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.1medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Joomla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-22T14:23:37.801Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a958ab8acd9273b492f0886
Added to database: 08/31/2026, 14:07:52 UTC
Last updated: 09/01/2026, 02:59:12 UTC
Views: 13
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