CVE-2026-48945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The K2 article gallery upload path accepts a zip/tar archive, extracts it under `/media/k2/galleries/<id>/`, and only renames image files (gif/jpg/jpeg/png/webp) to safe names — non-image files (including `.php`) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://www.getk2.org/

History

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The K2 article gallery upload path accepts a zip/tar archive, extracts it under `/media/k2/galleries/<id>/`, and only renames image files (gif/jpg/jpeg/png/webp) to safe names — non-image files (including `.php`) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.
Title		Joomla Extension - getk2.com - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
Weaknesses		CWE-434
References		https://www.getk2.org/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2026-06-25T15:26:48.917Z

Updated: 2026-06-25T18:45:53.728Z

Reserved: 2026-05-26T16:47:13.550Z

Link: CVE-2026-48945

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T18:45:42.957Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T16:45:03Z

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