Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify Joomla site running Gridbox < 2.20.2
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DeliverySend crafted request to vulnerable Gridbox parameter
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ExploitInject SQL into backend query
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ExecutionExtract user credentials and session tokens
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ImpactEscalate to Joomla admin takeover
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation targets a Joomla installation with the Balbooa Gridbox extension (version below 2.20.2) installed and enabled, reached over the network with no authentication or user interaction (PR:N/UI:N). The one limiting factor signaled by the CVSS vector is AT:P (Attack Requirements: Present) - a specific but unspecified precondition must hold for the injection to succeed, which the source data does not detail and which should be confirmed with the vendor advisory; it may relate to a particular Gridbox feature, endpoint, or content-rendering path being active. Sites not running Gridbox, or running 2.20.2+, are not exploitable. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction - a classic high-risk profile - yielding a 9.2 Critical score with high confidentiality (VC:H) and high subsequent-system impact (SC:H/SI:H/SA:H). The one mitigating signal is AT:P (Attack Requirements: Present), meaning some deployment- or timing-dependent precondition exists that a fully wormable flaw would not have; the source data does not specify what that requirement is, so it should be verified with the vendor. No EPSS score, no SSVC decision, no KEV listing, and no confirmed POC were provided, so exploitation-in-the-wild cannot be asserted. On balance this is a genuine priority for any Joomla site running Gridbox - unauthenticated SQLi is routinely mass-scanned and weaponized - but the absence of EPSS/KEV data means widespread active exploitation is unconfirmed rather than proven. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker with no account crafts an HTTP request to a Gridbox endpoint, inserting SQL syntax into one of the vulnerable parameters, and uses UNION-based or blind injection to dump the Joomla |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 29, 2026
Unauthenticated SQL injection in Balbooa's Gridbox extension for Joomla (versions before 2.20.2) lets remote attackers inject malicious SQL through multiple untrusted input vectors without any login. The flaw carries a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.2 (Critical) and can expose database contents including Joomla user credentials and session data. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the unauthenticated, network-reachable nature makes it a strong patching priority.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Gridbox to version 2.20.2 or later, which is the fixed release implied by the 'Gridbox < 2.20.2' affected range; obtain it from the vendor at https://www.balbooa.com/gridbox and confirm the exact patched build against the vendor changelog before deploying. If immediate patching is not possible, place the Joomla site behind a WAF with SQL-injection signatures tuned to Gridbox request parameters, restrict or disable the Gridbox extension until upgraded (which will break pages built with it), and enforce least-privilege on the database account Joomla uses so a successful injection cannot reach tables outside the CMS schema. Additional context is available at https://mysites.guru/blog/gridbox-23-critical-vulnerabilities/. Because credential and session tables may already be exposed, rotate Joomla admin passwords and secrets after patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Gridbox is a drag-and-drop page-builder/content extension for the Joomla CMS distributed by balbooa.com (CPE cpe:2.3:a:balbooa.com:gridbox_extension_for_joomla). The root cause is CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command): user-controllable request parameters are concatenated into SQL statements executed against Joomla's backing database (typically MySQL/MariaDB) without proper parameterization or escaping. Because Joomla extensions run within the site's PHP application context and share the CMS database, an injection here reaches the full #__users, session, and configuration tables. The advisory notes 'multiple SQLi vectors,' indicating more than one unsanitized endpoint or parameter rather than a single isolated sink.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Unauthenticated network SQLi with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; database read exposure sets C:H while integrity/availability impact is limited (I:L/A:L).
Primary rating from Vendor (Joomla).
CVSS VectorVendor: Joomla
DescriptionCVE.org
Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated SQL injection in Gridbox < 2.20.2 - Multiple SQLi vectors allow unauthenticated actors to inject SQL in queries.
Executive ViewAI
Balbooa's Gridbox extension for Joomla contains a critical unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) that enables remote attackers to directly access the Joomla database and extract user credentials and session data without authentication. Organizations using affected versions face immediate risk of identity compromise and potential unauthorized administrative access. This vulnerability requires urgent action due to its network accessibility and lack of authentication barriers.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable the Gridbox extension entirely, implement WAF rules targeting SQL injection payloads in extension input vectors, restrict network access to affected Joomla instances via segmentation, enable database query logging and alerting for anomalous database activity, and implement reverse proxy authentication if the extension remains in use.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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