# CVE-2026-85191: Cross-site scripting in Tabs & Accordions (Free, Pro) extension for Joomla

> Privileged stored XSS in Joomla Tabs & Accordions extension allows attackers to inject scripts via crafted alias values, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72vc-r8gq-9v5v

## What is CVE-2026-85191?

CVE-2026-85191 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in regularlabs.com Tabs & Accordions (Free, 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 - regularlabs.com - Privileged stored XSS via rtla-alias option in Tabs & Accordions extension for Joomla < 3.1.0 - Tabs & Accordions rewrites links matching an item alias into calls to its browser API. The affected renderer places the alias inside a quoted JavaScript argument in an HTML onclick attribute without securing both the JavaScript-string and HTML-attribute contexts. A crafted data-rlta-alias value can therefore change the generated handler.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85191?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-85191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-85191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85191 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-85191 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in regularlabs.com Tabs & Accordions (Free, Pro) extension for Joomla, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: regularlabs.com Tabs & Accordions (Free, Pro) extension for Joomla. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85191/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85191
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85191
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85191

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85191/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.