{"id":"CVE-2026-102787","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-102787"],"related":[],"title":"Phoca Download for Joomla: CSRF in category management lets attackers change categories","description":"Joomla Extension - phoca.cz - CSRF in category management in Phoca Download 3.1.0 - 6.1.5","summary":"Phoca Download, a Joomla extension, does not protect its category management actions against cross-site request forgery in versions 3.1.0 through 6.1.5. An attacker can trick a logged-in administrator into submitting a request that changes download categories.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["joomla","package","phoca-download","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["managed-hosting","no-phoca-download"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Phoca Download version in the Joomla extensions manager (Extensions > Manage) and compare it with the affected range 3.1.0 to 6.1.5\n- Confirm whether the site runs Joomla with Phoca Download installed at all, using the extensions list","fix":"- Update Phoca Download to a version later than `6.1.5` once the vendor publishes it (fixed version unknown in the sources)\n- Until updated, have administrators log out of the Joomla backend after use and avoid browsing other sites while logged in","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-27T10:16:52+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-27T10:31:02+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-27T10:32:01+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-27T10:32:01+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-27T10:32:01Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update Phoca Download to a version later than `6.1.5` once the vendor publishes it (fixed version unknown in the sources)\n- Until updated, have administrators log out of the Joomla backend after use and avoid browsing other sites while logged in","reach":"internet","title":"Phoca Download for Joomla: CSRF in category management lets attackers change categories","impact":"medium","summary":"Phoca Download, a Joomla extension, does not protect its category management actions against cross-site request forgery in versions 3.1.0 through 6.1.5. An attacker can trick a logged-in administrator into submitting a request that changes download categories.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["joomla","phoca-download","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Attacker changes download categories while a logged-in administrator visits a malicious page","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and the vendor advisory for Phoca Download; the sources give only the NVD entry.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Phoca Download version in the Joomla extensions manager (Extensions > Manage) and compare it with the affected range 3.1.0 to 6.1.5\n- Confirm whether the site runs Joomla with Phoca Download installed at all, using the extensions list","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["no-phoca-download","managed-hosting"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running Phoca Download between 3.1.0 and 6.1.5 on Joomla, where an administrator with category management rights is logged in while visiting an attacker-controlled page. Sites without the extension, or without active backend administrator sessions, are less exposed. The sources do not describe the required role beyond administrator access.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000644,"input_tokens":3266,"output_tokens":634,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-102787':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A '3.1.0':47B,77C '6.1.5':49B,78C 'action':38B 'administr':58B 'attack':10A,51B 'categori':7A,12A,36B,66B,72C 'chang':11A,64B 'cross':41B 'cross-sit':40B 'csrf':5A,70C 'cve':13A,16A 'download':2A,23B,28B,65B,76C 'extens':31B,68C 'forgeri':44B 'host':26B 'joomla':4A,19B,30B,67C 'let':9A 'log':56B 'logged-in':55B 'manag':8A,37B,73C 'packag':20B 'phoca':1A,22B,27B,75C 'phoca-download':21B 'phoca.cz':69C 'protect':34B 'request':43B,62B 'self':25B 'self-host':24B 'site':42B 'submit':60B 'trick':53B 'version':46B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running Phoca Download between 3.1.0 and 6.1.5 on Joomla, where an administrator with category management rights is logged in while visiting an attacker-controlled page. Sites without the extension, or without active backend administrator sessions, are less exposed. The sources do not describe the required role beyond administrator access.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-27T10:16:52+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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","cvss_by":"security@joomla.org","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-102787","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102787","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-27T10:16:52+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-27T10:16:52+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-27T10:31:02+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-27T10:31:02+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}