CVE-2026-49049 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Helix3 plugin for Joomla exposes an ajax handler task, that allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, write arbitrary JSON files and update template parameters.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

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.joomshaper.com/

History

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Helix3 plugin for Joomla exposes an ajax handler task, that allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, write arbitrary JSON files and update template parameters.
Title		Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Unauthenticated access to Helix3 template ajax handler
Weaknesses		CWE-284
References		https://www.joomshaper.com/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2026-06-29T14:34:07.407Z

Updated: 2026-06-29T15:28:05.850Z

Reserved: 2026-05-27T09:16:31.897Z

Link: CVE-2026-49049

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-29T15:27:37.045Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-29T16:30:17Z

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