CVE-2026-97164
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Path Traversal in Clear Cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in clear cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the images parameter of the cache.process task, you can recursively delete any directories that the web server is authorized to write to.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Path Traversal in Clear Cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in clear cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the images parameter of the cache.process task, you can recursively delete any directories that the web server is authorized to write to.
- Record
CVE-2026-97164- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-87931
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in clear cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the images parameter of the cache.process task, you can recursively delete any directories that the web server is authorized to write to.
- Record
EUVD-2026-87931- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9wv-4x5c-j6q9
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in `clear cache` task in...
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in clear cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the images parameter of the cache.process task, you can recursively delete any directories that the web server is authorized to write to.
- Record
GHSA-v9wv-4x5c-j6q9- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/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 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in clear cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the images parameter of the cache.process task, you can recursively delete any directories that the web server is authorized to write to.
- Record
CVE-2026-97164- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/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 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-97164 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Svenbluege Event Gallery, published September 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.