Summary
CVE-2026-74254 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Page Builder CK, a page-building extension for Joomla developed by joomlack.fr. The flaw resides in the extension’s styles model and affects versions 1.0.0 through 3.6.4. It carries a CRITICAL severity rating due to unauthenticated, network-exploitable access to the database.
Technical details
- Root cause: Improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands (CWE-89) within the Page Builder CK styles model.
- Trigger conditions: No authentication or user interaction is required to reach the vulnerable code path.
- Attack vector: Network — the flaw is reachable via crafted requests over HTTP(S) to the affected Joomla site.
- Impact: Successful exploitation can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the underlying database, potentially exposing or modifying site data.
Affected software
- JoomlaCK.fr Page Builder CK extension for Joomla, versions 1.0.0 through 3.6.4
- Frontend exposure of the flaw was addressed in version 3.6.4
- Complete remediation (including backend) was delivered in version 3.6.5
Severity
- CVSS v4.0 Base Score: 9.3 (CRITICAL)
- Vector:
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
Mitigation and recommended actions
- Immediate: Upgrade Page Builder CK to version 3.6.5 or later, which fully resolves the SQL injection issue.
- If immediate patching is not possible: Restrict or monitor access to the Page Builder CK component/module endpoints at the web server or WAF layer, and review database logs for anomalous query patterns as an interim measure until the update can be applied.

