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CVE-2026-102789VulnerabilityPublished

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Missing Authorization Check on Editor Controller Task in Gridbox < 2.20.4.2 -

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-102789· Critical 9.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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
Gridbox extension for Joomlacom_gridboxAffected
  • =1.0.0-2.20.4.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fixed version 2.20.4.2 or later should be applied once available to address this missing authorization check. Until a fix is applied, restrict access to the affected controller or disable the vulnerable functionality if possible.

Description

A critical authorization vulnerability exists in the Joomla extension Gridbox versions prior to 2.20.4.2. The EditorController::getBlogPosts() task lacks the usual user edit level check, allowing unauthorized users to invoke this function without proper permission verification.

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