CVE-2026-48942

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Oct 25, 2026

Description

K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the `#__k2_users.image` column directly into HTML `src` attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
getk2.orgK2 extension for Joomla1.0-2.26

References

Timeline

Published
Jun 25, 2026
Last modified
Oct 25, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-48942: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix