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StageIt Joomla Extension EUVDEUVD-2026-115179

| CVE-2026-103420 HIGH
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2026-11-02 Joomla GHSA-8fmx-38vw-6672
7.2
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Joomla
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure authenticated user to attacker page
  2. Exploit
    Browser auto-submits forged StageIt request
  3. Execution
    Action executes under victim session
  4. Impact
    Integrity/availability of extension data impacted

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the victim be an actively authenticated Joomla user/administrator on a site running the StageIt extension in an affected version (1.0 through 5.7.5, or 6.0 through 6.3.5), and that this victim be induced to interact with attacker-controlled content (UI:P) - e.g. visit a malicious page or click a crafted link - while their session is valid. The attacker needs no credentials of their own (PR:N) and no special target configuration is stated in the available sources; the specific state-changing actions that can be forged are described only as 'various actions' and are not individually enumerated in the input. The user-interaction requirement and the dependency on an authenticated victim session are the primary factors limiting exploitation.

Impact

This is a cross-site request forgery flaw (CWE-352) in the StageIt Joomla extension. The only severity signal provided is a CVSS 4.0 vector (7.2, AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H), which reflects a CSRF pattern precisely: network-reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, but requiring victim interaction (UI:P), with high integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact. No EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no PoC were supplied - the single reference is a vendor changelog page, not exploit code - so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', indicating moderate rather than emergency urgency, which is consistent with a CSRF bug that depends on tricking an authenticated user. Net assessment: a legitimately impactful flaw for sites running this extension (state-changing actions can be forced), but real-world risk is bounded by the user-interaction requirement and by the extension's limited deployment footprint; EPSS and exploitation data are missing, so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from the input.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious web page or email link and lures a logged-in Joomla administrator or user who has the StageIt extension active into visiting it; the page silently submits a forged request to the Joomla site, causing one of the extension's state-changing actions to execute under the victim's session. No public exploit code was provided, and success depends on the victim being authenticated and interacting with the attacker's content (UI:P).

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet

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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 02, 2026

The StageIt extension for Joomla (published by php-web-design.com) performs state-changing actions without adequate cross-site request forgery protection, so an attacker who can lure a logged-in Joomla user or administrator to a malicious page or crafted link can cause those actions to be executed with the victim's privileges. Versions 1.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0 through 6.3.5 are affected, and the impact is rated high for both integrity and availability (CVSS 4.0 base 7.2; assessed CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H), with no confidentiality impact. Exploitation requires an authenticated victim session and user interaction, the attacker needs no credentials, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation is identified in the available sources; priority is triaged as remediation this week.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the StageIt extension to a release outside the affected ranges - that is, above 5.7.5 on the 5.x line or above 6.3.5 on the 6.x line - and confirm the exact corrected version against the vendor changelog at https://www.php-web-design.com/Information/stageit-6-changelog.html, since the input does not state a specific fixed version number for either branch. Until the extension is updated, the practical exposure reduction is to limit who holds a live authenticated Joomla session that a forged request could ride on: restrict administrator and privileged front-end logins to trusted networks or a VPN, and require administrators to log out when not actively administering the site, accepting the trade-off of reduced administrative convenience. Because the flaw is a missing request-integrity check inside the extension rather than a server configuration issue, generic hardening does not remove the risk; the vendor update is the corrective action, and the input does not document a vendor-endorsed configuration workaround. Note also that no vendor-released patch version is confirmed in the available data beyond the changelog reference, so verify the fix explicitly rather than assuming the latest download is patched.

Affected VersionsENISA

StageIt extension for Joomla 1.0-5.7.5
StageIt extension for Joomla 6.0-6.3.5

Affected Packages

euvd stageit_extension_for_joomla no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) is an authorization-integrity weakness in which a web application accepts a state-changing HTTP request without reliably binding it to the user's session - typically through a missing or unvalidated anti-CSRF token, or through unsafe handling of state-changing GET requests. In a Joomla extension this usually means the request handlers for administrative or front-end actions do not call Joomla's token check (JSession::checkToken()/Joomla\CMS\Session\Session::checkToken()), allowing a third-party site to submit requests that the browser automatically attaches the victim's Joomla session cookie to. The affected component is the StageIt extension for Joomla from php-web-design.com, represented in the supplied CPE data as cpe:2.3:a:php-web-design.com:stageit_extension_for_joomla with a wildcard version field, so the CPE itself does not pin a release and the version ranges in the vendor/reporter data must be used instead. Because the vulnerable behavior depends on the victim's browser carrying an active authenticated session, the CVSS vectors correctly require user interaction (UI:P in CVSS 4.0, UI:R in the assessed 3.1 vector) while requiring no attacker privileges (PR:N). The specific state-changing actions exposed to forgery are described in the available sources only as 'various actions' and are not individually enumerated; the trigger details for each action are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Joomla) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

CSRF is network-reachable with low complexity and no attacker privileges but needs victim interaction (UI:R); it forces state-changing actions affecting integrity and availability, with no confidentiality impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Joomla).

CVSS VectorVendor: Joomla

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Joomla Extension - php-web-design.com - CSRF for various actions in StageIt 1.0-5.7.5, 6.0-6.3.5

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A high-severity vulnerability in the StageIt extension for Joomla exposes organizations running affected versions (1.0 through 5.7.5 and 6.0 through 6.3.5) to attacker-driven state changes executed with logged-in users' privileges. Because exploitation requires only that a legitimate administrator or user be lured into visiting a malicious page, integrity and availability of Joomla-based web properties are at risk without any attacker credentials. Leadership should care because a successful attack could allow unauthorized configuration or content changes and service disruption on public-facing sites, with no vendor patch currently available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Disable or remove the StageIt extension where feasible; restrict administrative access to trusted networks and require re-authentication; deploy WAF rules enforcing origin/referer validation on state-changing requests; and monitor vendor advisories for a fixed release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Low
niche third-party Joomla extension from a single small vendor
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

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