CVE-2026-81566 Missing authorization in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) extension for Joomla
Attackers with minimal permissions can create or overwrite menu items, potentially altering site navigation and home page settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-81566?
CVE-2026-81566 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in joomshaper.com SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) extension for Joomla, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Access Control in Menu Item Creation in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - The add-to-menu routine invoked the com_menus item model's save() method directly. That model does not perform authorisation itself, because the relevant checks reside in the com_menus controller, and the only check applied was core.edit on com_sppagebuilder. Users with no permissions whatsoever on com_menus could therefore create menu items, and because the record identifier was taken from the submitted jform[menuid] field, could also overwrite existing ones. The home flag was read back from the database and preserved, so the site's home menu item could be repointed while remaining the home item.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81566?
How do I fix CVE-2026-81566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-81566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjwv-v399-h43g.