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VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-48946

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-25
Last modified2026-10-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

The K2 frontend article-attachment upload path accepts files whose extension is `.php`, and Apache's standard mod_php matches `\.php CVE-2026-48946 (CVSS 6.3 MEDIUM) - GotRooted CVE-2026-48946 (CVSS 6.3 MEDIUM) - GotRooted 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" /> CVE-2026-48946 (CVSS 6.3 MEDIUM) - GotRooted 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" /> CVE-2026-48946 (CVSS 6.3 MEDIUM) - GotRooted CVE-2026-48946 (CVSS 6.3 MEDIUM) - GotRooted 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" /> CVE-2026-48946 (CVSS 6.3 MEDIUM) - GotRooted 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" /> 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" /> 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","inLanguage":"en-US","identifier":"CVE-2026-48946","datePublished":"2026-06-25T16:16:37.180","dateModified":"2026-10-25T22:10:00.150","about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"CVE-2026-48946","identifier":"CVE-2026-48946"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"GotRooted","url":"https://gotrooted.org/"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GotRooted","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://gotrooted.org/logo.png","width":640,"height":640}}},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://gotrooted.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"cve","item":"https://gotrooted.org/cve"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"CVE 2026 48946","item":"https://gotrooted.org/cve/CVE-2026-48946"}]}]} 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.

Weakness classification

  • security@joomla.org: CWE-434

Primary references