{"id":"CVE-2018-7482","aliases":["EUVD-2018-19213","GHSA-m84g-f3gh-gjxg"],"status":"disputed","title":"** DISPUTED ** The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory...","description":"The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media\u0026task=connector\u0026cmd=file\u0026target=l1_../configuration.php\u0026download=1 request. The specific pathname ../configuration.php should be base64 encoded for a valid attack. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because only files under the media-manager path can be downloaded, and the documentation indicates that sensitive information does not belong there. Nonetheless, 2.8.1 has additional blocking of .php downloads","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.02309,"percentile":0.83475,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2018-02-28T07:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:03:13Z","products":[{"vendor":"joomlaworks","product":"k2"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.joomlaworks.net/forum/forum-updates-other-resources/49046-false-cve-report-on-k2-v2-8-0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44188","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred","Broken Link"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7482"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m84g-f3gh-gjxg"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2018-7482","description":"The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media\u0026task=connector\u0026cmd=file\u0026target=l1_../configuration.php\u0026download=1 request. The specific pathname ../configuration.php should be base64 encoded for a valid attack. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because only files under the media-manager path can be downloaded, and the documentation indicates that sensitive information does not belong there. Nonetheless, 2.8.1 has additional blocking of .php downloads","status":"disputed","published":"2018-02-28T07:00:00Z","modified":"2024-11-14T20:51:45.731Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:09.908186Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2018-19213","description":"The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media\u0026task=connector\u0026cmd=file\u0026target=l1_../configuration.php\u0026download=1 request. The specific pathname ../configuration.php should be base64 encoded for a valid attack. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because only files under the media-manager path can be downloaded, and the documentation indicates that sensitive information does not belong there. Nonetheless, 2.8.1 has additional blocking of .php downloads","status":"published","published":"2018-02-28T07:00:00Z","modified":"2024-11-14T20:51:45Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:59.953537Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-m84g-f3gh-gjxg","title":"** DISPUTED ** The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory...","description":"** DISPUTED ** The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media\u0026task=connector\u0026cmd=file\u0026target=l1_../configuration.php\u0026download=1 request. The specific pathname ../configuration.php should be base64 encoded for a valid attack. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because only files under the media-manager path can be downloaded, and the documentation indicates that sensitive information does not belong there. Nonetheless, 2.8.1 has additional blocking of .php downloads.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-14T03:35:51Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:08:12Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:52:41.430242Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2018-7482","description":"The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media\u0026task=connector\u0026cmd=file\u0026target=l1_../configuration.php\u0026download=1 request. The specific pathname ../configuration.php should be base64 encoded for a valid attack. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because only files under the media-manager path can be downloaded, and the documentation indicates that sensitive information does not belong there. Nonetheless, 2.8.1 has additional blocking of .php downloads","status":"disputed","published":"2018-02-28T07:29:00.353Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:03:13.04Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:04:23.783914Z"}]}}