Balbooa Gridbox Extension 1.0.0-2.20.4.1 Editor Controller getBlogPosts order privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Balbooa Gridbox Extension 1.0.0-2.20.4.1. This affects the function EditorController::getBlogPosts of the component Editor Controller. Performing a manipulation of the argument order results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-102789. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Balbooa Gridbox Extension 1.0.0-2.20.4.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function EditorController::getBlogPosts of the component Editor Controller. The manipulation of the argument order with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at balbooa.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-102789 since 09/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/27/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Balbooa

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• Gridbox Extension

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• 1.0.0-2.20.4.1

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