---
id: CVE-2026-81566
title: >-
  Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Access Control in Menu Item
  Creation in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - The add-to-menu
  routine invoked the com_menus item model's save() method directly
summary: >-
  Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Access Control in Menu Item
  Creation in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - The add-to-menu
  routine invoked the com_menus item model's save() method directly. That model
  does not per…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
vendor: joomshaper.com
product: SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) extension for Joomla
affected:
  - sp_page_builder_free_and_pro_extension_for_joomla 4.0.0 - 6.9.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T19:28:06.713'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81566'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.joomshaper.com/joomla-extensions/sp-page-builder-pro'
    label: security@joomla.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00388
epssPercentile: 0.30163
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T14:29:00.560330Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.421Z'
---

## Overview

Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Missing Access Control in Menu Item Creation in SP Page Builder (Free and Pro) 4.0.0 - 6.9.0 - The add-to-menu routine invoked the com_menus item model's save() method directly. That model does not perform authorisation itself, because the relevant checks reside in the com_menus controller, and the only check applied was core.edit on com_sppagebuilder. Users with no permissions whatsoever on com_menus could therefore create menu items, and because the record identifier was taken from the submitted jform[menuid] field, could also overwrite existing ones. The home flag was read back from the database and preserved, so the site's home menu item could be repointed while remaining the home item.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.