CVE-2026-48945

MEDIUM 5.3

Joomla Extension - getk2.com - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The K2 article gallery upload path accepts a zip/tar archive, extracts it under `/media/k2/galleries/<id>/`, and only renames image files (gif/jpg/jpeg/png/webp) to safe names — non-image files (including `.php`) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.

CWE	CWE-434
Vendor	getk2.com
Product	k2 extension for joomla
Published	Jun 25, 2026
Last Updated	Jun 25, 2026

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Affected Versions

getk2.com / K2 extension for Joomla

1.0-2.26

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

getk2.org: https://www.getk2.org/

Credits

Matan Bahar Niv Kochan