CVE-2026-48946
Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is .php, and Apache's standard mod_php matches \.php$ and executes them under the K2 web user. A K2 Author can upload a shell.php, then fetch /media/k2/attachments/shell.php and execute arbitrary PHP code in the web server's context.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is .php, and Apache's standard mod_php matches \.php$ and executes them under the K2 web user. A K2 Author can upload a shell.php, then fetch /media/k2/attachments/shell.php and execute arbitrary PHP code in the web server's context.
- Record
CVE-2026-48946- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-39442
The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is .php, and Apache's standard mod_php matches \.php$ and executes them under the K2 web user. A K2 Author can upload a shell.php, then fetch /media/k2/attachments/shell.php and execute arbitrary PHP code in the web server's context.
- Record
EUVD-2026-39442- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmpj-wp8r-7h2p
The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is `.php`, and...
The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is .php, and Apache's standard mod_php matches \.php$ and executes them under the K2 web user. A K2 Author can upload a shell.php, then fetch /media/k2/attachments/shell.php and execute arbitrary PHP code in the web server's context.
- Record
GHSA-hmpj-wp8r-7h2p- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is .php, and Apache's standard mod_php matches \.php$ and executes them under the K2 web user. A K2 Author can upload a shell.php, then fetch /media/k2/attachments/shell.php and execute arbitrary PHP code in the web server's context.
- Record
CVE-2026-48946- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-48946 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) 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 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.