CVE-2026-65889 PUBLISHED

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated recursive directory deletion in Gridbox < 2.20.2

Assigner: Joomla
Reserved: 23.07.2026 Published: 29.07.2026 Updated: 29.07.2026

Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated recursive directory deletion < 2.20.2 - The generateNewApp method allows actors to recursively delete directories.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/AU:Y
CVSS Score: 9.2

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	balbooa.com
Product	Gridbox extension for Joomla
Versions	Default: unaffected Version 1.0.0-2.20.1 is affected

Credits

Phil Taylor finder

References

Problem Types

CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
CAPEC-126 Path Traversal