Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAttacker crafts malicious webpage with hidden AJAX calls
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DeliveryAuthenticated Joomla user visits attacker page
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ExploitBrowser sends cross-origin POST to Regular Labs AJAX endpoint
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ExecutionMissing CSRF token validation accepts request
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PersistMissing permission check passes for privileged operation
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ImpactUnauthorized data exfiltrated or mutated on target site
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Requires that the target Joomla site has at least one of the 23 affected Regular Labs extensions installed and active. For the direct privilege escalation path: the attacker must hold a valid Joomla account with at least registered or author-level access (PR:L). For the CSRF path: an authenticated Joomla user (any privilege level, including administrator) must visit an attacker-controlled page while their Joomla session is active (UI:R). Exploitation is limited by the Joomla extension being installed (non-default, optional software), the need for an active authenticated session, and the absence of compensating controls such as SameSite cookies or a WAF blocking cross-origin requests to the AJAX endpoint. |
| Impact | The CVSS 8.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects two overlapping attack paths: direct endpoint abuse by an authenticated low-privileged Joomla user (PR:L), and CSRF-driven abuse requiring a victim interaction (UI:R). The combination of C:H/I:H/A:H is defensible given the breadth of affected extensions - DB Replacer and Cache Cleaner can cause data loss, while Articles Anywhere and Modules Anywhere can exfiltrate content. SSVC Technical Impact is rated 'total,' consistent with these high-impact operations. However, SSVC Exploitation is 'none' and Automatable is 'no,' aligning with UI:R and the low EPSS of 0.13% (3rd percentile), meaning this is not a remotely spray-able flaw and has seen no confirmed exploitation. Real-world risk is moderate-to-high for Joomla deployments running Regular Labs extensions but is contingent on attacker ability to trick an authenticated administrator or leverage a lower-privileged account. No conflict exists between the CVSS vector and the description. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who controls a malicious webpage lures an authenticated Joomla administrator or editor into visiting it. The page silently issues JavaScript-driven AJAX POST requests to the victim site's Regular Labs endpoint (e.g., index.php?option=com_ajax&plugin=regularlabs&format=json&task=...) without a valid CSRF token; because token validation is not consistently enforced, the server processes the request and executes a privileged mutation such as purging the cache, replacing database content, or retrieving access-controlled article data. No public proof-of-concept code is known at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 16, 2026
Broken CSRF token enforcement across 23 Regular Labs AJAX-based Joomla extensions allows authenticated lower-privileged users to directly invoke privileged endpoints, or allows any attacker to perform those operations via a cross-site request forgery attack against an authenticated victim. The affected surface spans virtually the entire Regular Labs extension portfolio, from Advanced Module Manager through Sourcerer, covering all versions from 1.0.0 up to per-extension maximums. No public exploit or active exploitation has been confirmed; EPSS is 0.13%, consistent with the UI:R requirement that prevents mass automated attack.
RemediationAI
Upgrade all installed Regular Labs extensions beyond the maximum affected versions listed per extension (e.g., Advanced Module Manager above 11.0.1, Articles Anywhere above 18.0.2, and so on for each of the 23 extensions). Exact post-fix release versions are not independently confirmed in the available data - consult https://regularlabs.com/ for current release versions and changelogs. As a compensating control while patching, restrict Joomla backend access to the minimum necessary user accounts, revoke any guest or editor-level accounts that do not require backend AJAX access, and enforce a strict Content-Security-Policy and SameSite=Strict cookie attribute at the web server layer to reduce CSRF attack surface. Note that SameSite=Strict may interfere with cross-site form submissions on sites relying on third-party integrations.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 23 packages in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in AJAX endpoint handlers shared across 23 Joomla CMS extensions published by regularlabs.com (CPE prefix cpe:2.3:a:regularlabs.com:*_extension_for_joomla). Joomla extensions register AJAX tasks accessible at index.php?option=com_ajax&format=json, which are intended to validate a server-generated CSRF token (typically embedded in rendered forms) before processing mutations or sensitive lookups. CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) captures the root cause: the shared Regular Labs AJAX dispatcher inconsistently enforced both CSRF token presence and component/item-level permission matching, meaning neither the anti-CSRF control nor the authorization gate was reliably applied before executing lookups or mutations.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable AJAX endpoint requires low-privilege Joomla account or CSRF victim interaction; high triad is defensible given DB/cache mutation scope across 23 extensions.
Primary rating from Vendor (Joomla).
CVSS VectorVendor: Joomla
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Privileged Regular Labs AJAX endpoints did not consistently require valid CSRF tokens, matching component/item permissions and trusted server-generated form configuration. Authenticated lower-privileged users or CSRF attacks could invoke lookups or mutations outside their authorization.
Executive ViewAI
Regular Labs' portfolio of 23 Joomla extensions (including Advanced Module Manager and Sourcerer) contains CSRF token enforcement vulnerabilities that enable attackers to manipulate authenticated administrator sessions to modify site configuration and access controls. Organizations running these widely-used plugins risk unauthorized content changes, administrative account compromise, and data integrity violations through targeted social engineering attacks.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigation: disable Regular Labs extensions not actively required, implement Web Application Firewall rules to validate CSRF tokens on all AJAX requests, restrict administrative interface access by IP whitelist, enforce multi-factor authentication for administrative accounts, enable comprehensive AJAX endpoint access logging with alerting, and implement request rate limiting on configuration-change endpoints.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
We are tasked with generating a JSON analysis for CVE-2026-63280. We have the description, CVSS, CWE, EPSS, SSVC, tags,
Authentication bypass in Regular Labs Joomla extensions (Advanced Module Manager, Conditional Content, Content Templater
Stored cross-site scripting in Regular Labs Conditional Content and related Joomla extensions enables authenticated admi
EUVD-2026-47814
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