CVE-2018-11690
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to...
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
CVE-2018-11690- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
CVE-2018-11690- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3709 No score
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3709- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22hv-hj5v-qg3v
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to...
The Balbooa Gridbox extension version 2.4.0 and previous versions for Joomla! is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
- Record
GHSA-22hv-hj5v-qg3v- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11690 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Balbooa Gridbox, published June 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/26
vel.joomla.org/resolved/2155-gridbox-com-gridbox-multiple-vulnerabilities
vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2018-11690
packetstormsecurity.com/files/148127/Joomla-2.4.0-Gridbox-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/542066/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11690
github.com/advisories/GHSA-22hv-hj5v-qg3v