CVE-2026-48945 — Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Privileged RCE vulnerability in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26

CVE-2026-48945

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

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
getk2.org / K2 extension for Joomla	affected 1.0-2.26

CWE

CWE-434

References

https://www.getk2.org/

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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