CVE-2026-48945
Joomla Extension - getk2.com - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 25, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 25, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
Joomla
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-48945
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Sanitize uploaded archive contents.
- Do not extract non-image files.
- Restrict file upload locations.
- Configure web server to deny executable files.
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