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CVE-2026-48907

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Description

A vulnerability in the JCE editor extension for Joomla allows the creation of new editor profiles for unauthenticated users, ultimately resulting in PHP code upload and execution.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/icagenda-and-balbooa-forms-joomla-flaws.html

https://securityaffairs.com/195208/security/australia-alerts-organizations-to-ongoing-cms-exploitation-attacks.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australia-warns-of-global-campaign-targeting-vulnerable-cms-platforms/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/exposed-hacker-server-reveals-wp.html

https://www.securityweek.com/joomla-litespeed-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-attacks/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-max-severity-joomla-plugin-flaw-by-friday/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cisa-warns-of-actively-exploited-joomla.html

https://securityaffairs.com/193775/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-widget-factory-joomla-content-editor-jce-flaw-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/06/16/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/jce-security-update-and-a-free-patch-for-older-sites

https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48907

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-05

Updated: 2026-07-23

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.66013

Vulnerability Watch

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