balbooa Gridbox Extension up to 2.20.1 resetPassword password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in balbooa Gridbox Extension up to 2.20.1. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects the function resetPassword. The manipulation leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-65887. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in balbooa Gridbox Extension up to 2.20.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function resetPassword. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated arbitrary password reset in Gridbox < 2.20.2 - The resetPassword method allows actors to reset any user password, allowing to login and act as these users - excluding super admins.

It is possible to read the advisory at balbooa.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-65887 since 07/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.20.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Gridbox Extension 2.20.2

Timelineinfo

07/23/2026 CVE reserved
07/29/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
07/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: balbooa.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-65887 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-384179

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2026 17:07
Changes: 07/29/2026 17:07 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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