๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-48946

MEDIUM 6.3

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

CVSS Score
6.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-434
Vendor getk2.com
Product k2 extension for joomla
Published Jun 25, 2026
Last Updated Jun 25, 2026
Stay Ahead of the Next One

Get instant alerts for getk2.com k2 extension for joomla

Be the first to know when new medium vulnerabilities affecting getk2.com k2 extension for joomla are published โ€” delivered to Slack, Telegram or Discord.

Get Free Alerts โ†’ Free ยท No credit card ยท 60 sec setup

Affected Versions

getk2.com / K2 extension for Joomla
1.0-2.26

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
getk2.org: https://www.getk2.org/

Credits

Matan Bahar Niv Kochan