CVE-2026-48945

The K2 article gallery upload path accepts a zip/tar archive, extracts it under `/media/k2/galleries/<id>/`, and only renames image files (gif/jpg/jpeg/png/webp) to safe names — non-image files (including `.php`) are extracted as-is and remain executable via direct HTTP access.

CVSS 3.1

5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-434

Published

2026-06-25

Modified

2026-10-25

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-25

Affected

• joomlaworks:k2

References

• https://www.getk2.org/

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