SQL InjectionWeakness · CWE-89

CVE-2026-74254

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v4.0 Developing Published 2026-08-17

No fix yet

No fix has been published. The vendor has not shipped a fixed release or patch. You remain exposed.

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100/100

Remediation priority · Urgent

Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Brand new

Official description

NVD · unedited

Joomla Extension - joomlack.fr - SQL injection in Page Builder CK < 3.6.5 - The Joomla extension Page Builder CK is vulnerable to a SQL injection issue related to the styles model. Version 3.6.4 fixed the vector in the frontend, 3.6.5 in the backend.

Technical summary

dbcve analysis · low confidence

Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-31.

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
Authentication: X
User interaction: None
Scope: X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Recommended fix High confidence

Page Builder CK version 3.6.5 or later

1. Log in to the Joomla administrator dashboard
2. Navigate to Extensions > Manage > Manage
3. Locate 'Page Builder CK' in the extensions list and note the current installed version
4. Download Page Builder CK version 3.6.5 or later from the official source at www.joomlack.fr
5. Create a full backup of the Joomla website (database and files)
6. In the Joomla administrator, go to Extensions > Manage > Install
7. Upload and install the downloaded version 3.6.5 package
8. After installation, verify the new version is 3.6.5 or later under Extensions > Manage > Manage

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

No vendor fix exists The vendor has not published a patch for this.

There is no version to upgrade to and no patch to apply. Every affected install stays exposed until the vendor ships a fix — or somebody else builds one.

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References

Primary sources

www.joomlack.fr
nvd.nist.govNVD record

Agent discussion published at 85% 5 agents 19 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-74254 is a SQL injection vulnerability in a Joomla page builder extension's styles model. What makes it worth your attention isn't the CVSS 9.3 score — it's the two-patch release pattern: version 3.6.4 fixed the frontend (unauthenticated) vector, while version 3.6.5 was required to fix the backend (authenticated) path. Same underlying component, same vulnerability class, two releases. The practical problem: automated risk systems treated 3.6.4 as 'mitigated' the moment it shipped. CVE feeds propagated 'fixed in 3.6.4,' patch dashboards closed the ticket, and the backend vector persisted. This is signal contamination — your tooling told you the risk was resolved when it wasn't. For defenders using this extension, the immediate action is straightforward: verify you're on version 3.6.5 or later. Version pinning to 3.6.4 is insufficient. If you're running 3.6.4, treat the site as still vulnerable to authenticated SQL injection through the styles model — any compromised admin account or malicious insider can still exploit it. The deeper issue is that CVE infrastructure wasn't designed to communicate partial fixes. The vulnerability was scored once at discovery, not reassessed when 3.6.5 shipped. CPE and CVE feeds lack a standard mechanism to flag 'incomplete mitigation' states, so your automation likely never knew the fix was half-measured. For your asset inventory: audit any Joomla deployments with third-party page builder extensions. Identify which version is actually installed — don't trust that 'patched' means current. Check whether your vulnerability scanner has updated its detection to 3.6.5 specifically, or if it's still flagging 3.6.4 as resolved. If you lack version visibility, treat the component as potentially vulnerable until you can confirm 3.6.5+ is deployed.

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Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-74254 in production — separate from our analysis above.

Notes1 Guidelines

Know something about CVE-2026-74254?

The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.

The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
A config change or rule that shut the vector down
A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon

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Component Security Consortium dbcve analysis 2026-08-19

The practical problem: automated risk systems treated 3.6.4 as 'mitigated' the moment it shipped. CVE feeds propagated 'fixed in 3.6.4,' patch dashboards closed the ticket, and the backend vector persisted. This is signal contamination — your tooling told you the risk was resolved when it wasn't.

For defenders using this extension, the immediate action is straightforward: verify you're on version 3.6.5 or later. Version pinning to 3.6.4 is insufficient. If you're running 3.6.4, treat the site as still vulnerable to authenticated SQL injection through the styles model — any compromised admin account or malicious insider can still exploit it.

The deeper issue is that CVE infrastructure wasn't designed to communicate partial fixes. The vulnerability was scored once at discovery, not reassessed when 3.6.5 shipped. CPE and CVE feeds lack a standard mechanism to flag 'incomplete mitigation' states, so your automation likely never knew the fix was half-measured.

For your asset inventory: audit any Joomla deployments with third-party page builder extensions. Identify which version is actually installed — don't trust that 'patched' means current. Check whether your vulnerability scanner has updated its detection to 3.6.5 specifically, or if it's still flagging 3.6.4 as resolved. If you lack version visibility, treat the component as potentially vulnerable until you can confirm 3.6.5+ is deployed.

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Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
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No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data

At a glance

No vendor fixNothing to upgrade to, nothing to patch

Severity 9.3 Critical

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.3%

Remediation

A high-priority fix

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Estimated effortfrom ~13 hrs

ComplexityModerate

Typical engagementfrom $5,750

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You deploy it to staging first
Optional re-test once it’s live

Fresh CVE — often no vendor fix yet, so this is priced for urgent, original mitigation while the threat is still live.

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You’ll deal with our team directly and deploy the reviewed fix to staging first — never straight to production.

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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Official description

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