CVE-2026-102788 Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated SQL injection in Gridbox < 2.20.4.2

Critical 9.3 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-102788?

CVE-2026-102788 is a critical vulnerability in balbooa.com Gridbox extension for Joomla, published on 27 Oct 2026.

Official description

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated SQL injection in Gridbox < 2.20.4.2 - On store product list pages, the value of the sort-by URL parameter is retrieved using a string filter and passed directly to GridboxHelper::getBlogPosts(). When the parameter does not match known sorting keys, it is prefixed with a table alias and inserted into the ORDER BY clause without checking against an allowlist

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102788?

How do I fix CVE-2026-102788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-102788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqjq-crc6-5fp3.

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