CVE-2026-48944
Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Exposure of sensitive files via attachment copy in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an attachment[N][existing] POST field that is concatenated with JPATH_SITE/ and passed to JFile::copy(). JPath::clean does NOT strip .., and there is no allow-list of source paths. An Author can therefore copy configuration.php (or any other file readable by the web user — including ../../../etc/passwd) into /media/k2/attachments/, then retrieve the contents via the K2 attachment-download endpoint.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Exposure of sensitive files via attachment copy in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an attachment[N][existing] POST field that is concatenated with JPATH_SITE/ and passed to JFile::copy(). JPath::clean does NOT strip .., and there is no allow-list of source paths. An Author can therefore copy configuration.php (or any other file readable by the web user — including ../../../etc/passwd) into /media/k2/attachments/, then retrieve the contents via the K2 attachment-download endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-48944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-39440
The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an attachment[N][existing] POST field that is concatenated with JPATH_SITE/ and passed to JFile::copy(). JPath::clean does NOT strip .., and there is no allow-list of source paths. An Author can therefore copy configuration.php (or any other file readable by the web user — including ../../../etc/passwd) into /media/k2/attachments/, then retrieve the contents via the K2 attachment-download endpoint.
- Record
EUVD-2026-39440- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-858x-6wp8-wp5c
The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an `attachment[N][existing]` POST field that is...
The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an attachment[N][existing] POST field that is concatenated with JPATH_SITE/ and passed to JFile::copy(). JPath::clean does NOT strip .., and there is no allow-list of source paths. An Author can therefore copy configuration.php (or any other file readable by the web user — including ../../../etc/passwd) into /media/k2/attachments/, then retrieve the contents via the K2 attachment-download endpoint.
- Record
GHSA-858x-6wp8-wp5c- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an attachment[N][existing] POST field that is concatenated with JPATH_SITE/ and passed to JFile::copy(). JPath::clean does NOT strip .., and there is no allow-list of source paths. An Author can therefore copy configuration.php (or any other file readable by the web user — including ../../../etc/passwd) into /media/k2/attachments/, then retrieve the contents via the K2 attachment-download endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2026-48944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - 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-2026-48944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Getk2.com K2 Extension For Joomla, published June 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.