Path traversal in Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated path traversal exfiltrates local files through auto-reply attachments in Balbooa Forms < 2.4.3.4 - Balbooa Forms accepts upload-field state as Guest-controlled JSON during public form submission. For every object whose `id` merely looks numeric, the component trusts the supplied `filename`, concatenates it below the configured upload directory, and adds the result to an array of local attachment paths. It does not load the referenced attachment row, verify ownership/session/form/field, require that the ID exists, canonicalize the path, or enforce containment. If the form's normal “auto reply” and “attach uploaded files” options are enabled, the component sends those local paths as email attachments to the address submitted in an email field. A Guest can therefore submit a nonexistent numeric ID plus a traversal filename such as `../../../../configuration.php` and receive any file readable by the Joomla process.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102424
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3r3-fqf7-gc2r
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · NVD
References
Other 1
More Balbooa Forms vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-40656 Unrestricted file upload in balbooa.com Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-65394 Code injection in Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2026-65139 Cross-site scripting in Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-65138 Path traversal in Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-65137 Authorization bypass in Balbooa Forms extension for Joomla CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-102424 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102424 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3r3-fqf7-gc2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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