Critical 9.3Published Oct 27, 2026

CVE-2026-102789Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Missing Authorization Check on Editor Controller Task in Gridbox < 2.20.4.2

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 30, 2026, 2:30 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, higher than 24% of scored CVEs.

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Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Missing Authorization Check on Editor Controller Task in Gridbox < 2.20.4.2 - EditorController::getBlogPosts() reads the order parameter and invokes getBlogPosts() . Unlike other tasks in this controller, it omits the GridboxHelper::checkUserEditLevel() check.

CVSS: 9.3 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.32% (percentile 24)
Assigned by: Joomla
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 27, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

balbooa.com Gridbox extension for Joomla balbooa.com:gridbox_extension_for_joomla (from the name)	1.0.0-2.20.4.1	CNA record

References

References

https://www.balbooa.com/gridbox	product

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