CVE-2026-48946
Joomla Extension - getk2.com - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 25, 2026, 3:25 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 25, 2026, 3:25 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
Joomla
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-48946
vulnerability.
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Solution
- Configure Apache to disallow PHP execution in upload directories.
- Remove any previously uploaded PHP files from the web server.
- Update K2 to prevent future file type uploads.
- Apply vendor patches for K2
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