CVE-2026-78076
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
- Record
CVE-2026-78076- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-68528
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
- Record
EUVD-2026-68528- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-672g-vmcw-4mjj
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu...
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
- Record
GHSA-672g-vmcw-4mjj- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - The AJAX endpoint save-megamenu-settings failed to enforce item-level and menu-level edit permissions (core.edit on com_menus.item.{id} or core.admin). An authenticated user could submit modified layout parameters for arbitrary menu items without proper authorization.
- Record
CVE-2026-78076- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-78076 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Joomshaper.com Helix Ultimate Extension For Joomla, published August 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.