CVE-2026-78076 PUBLISHED

Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Access Control & Missing Authorization in MegaMenu Settings in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10

Assigner: Joomla
Reserved: 22.08.2026 Published: 31.08.2026 Updated: 31.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 5.1

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

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	joomshaper.com
Product	Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla
Versions	Default: unaffected Version 1.0-2.2.9 is affected

References

https://www.joomshaper.com/joomla-templates/helixultimate

Problem Types

CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE