Description
Joomla Extension - joomgalleryfriends.net - Password-Protected Category Bypass via JSON Format in JoomGallery < 4.4.0- An unauthenticated access control bypass exists in JoomGallery's category JSON view. When a gallery category is protected with a password, the HTML view correctly enforces the password gate - but the JSON view ( format=json ) skips this check entirely.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| joomgalleryfriends.net | JoomGallery extension for Joomla | 4.0.0-4.3.0 | — |
Public exploits
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GitHub 1 repository
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toanln-cov/CVE-2026-66916 ★ 0 · Aug 23, 2026
Password-Protected Category Bypass via JSON Format in JoomGallery
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