CVE-2026-48945

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 71/100
Published: 2026-06-25 Modified: 2026-10-25 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: Low
I: None
A: None

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
joomlaworks k2 < 2.26

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

71 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.33%
Raw Score 0.003300
Percentile 26.1%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00330
2026-10-28
0.00330

Intelligence Sources

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