Joomla Extension - jdownloads.com - Publishing of files without approval in jDownloads < 4.1.8

published 2026-11-12 2d ago modified 2026-11-13 2d ago also EUVD-2026-124603

cvss: 7.1; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits: 0; none known

Joomla Extension - jdownloads.com - Publishing of files without approval in jDownloads < 4.1.8 - Manipulated frontend submission parameters could bypass the intended publication and ownership rules. In particular, submissions could be published despite automatic publication being disabled, and ownership could be assigned contrary to the intended policy.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2d ago (2026-11-12)

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	7.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	4.0	7.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

jdownloads.com jDownloads extension for Joomla

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

jdownloads.com /
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-117550
NVD CVE-2026-117550

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