Cross-site scripting in regularlabs.com Modals extension for Joomla
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - Privileged stored XSS via executable URL schemes in Modals extension for Joomla < 17.0.0 - Modals treats a destination using an executable browser URL scheme as an ordinary modal URL. The value can reach both the generated link and the iframe-loading path. Authored content can consequently become JavaScript in a visitor's browser without using Modals' separate Pro JavaScript Events feature.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| regularlabs.com | Modals (Free, Pro) extension for Joomla | 4.0.0-16.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Modals (Free, Pro) extension for Joomla Vendorregularlabs.com Affected 4.0.0-16.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrxp-wh39-qfvp
References
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-85189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrxp-wh39-qfvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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