Joomla Extension - getk2.org - Stored-XSS in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26

published 2026-06-25 4mo ago modified 2026-10-25 17d ago also EUVD-2026-39439

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 4mo ago (2026-06-25)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

getk2.org K2 extension for Joomla

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

getk2.org /
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-48942
NVD CVE-2026-48942

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