CVE-2026-101126 Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - File meta data tampering in Balbooa Forms < 2.4.3.4

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Attackers can tamper with file metadata and potentially traverse paths by manipulating client-supplied filenames during form submission in Balbooa Forms.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-101126?

CVE-2026-101126 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla, published on 29 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - File meta data tampering in Balbooa Forms < 2.4.3.4 - The final form submission processes JSON arrays per upload field, checking only that IDs are numeric. Client-supplied filenames and display names are trusted directly, introducing potential cross-session claiming, metadata tampering, and path traversal risks (e.g., via getFilePath())

Weakness: CWE-73, CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-101126?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Balbooa Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2026-101126?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-101126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-101126 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-101126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5w98-66mc-mjqc.

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