CVE-2026-48944

CVE-2026-48944: Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Exposure of sensitive files via attachment copy in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26

Vendor Getk2.Org
Product K2 extension for Joomla
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published June 25, 2026
Last update June 28, 2026

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What the vulnerability does

Description

The K2 frontend article-save handler accepts an `attachment[N][existing]` POST field that is concatenated with `JPATH_SITE/` and passed to `JFile::copy()`. `JPath::clean` does NOT strip `..`, and there is no allow-list of source paths. An Author can therefore copy `configuration.php` (or any other file readable by the web user — including `../../../etc/passwd`) into `/media/k2/attachments/`, then retrieve the contents via the K2 attachment-download endpoint.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

June 25, 2026 CVE published
June 28, 2026 Record updated