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CVE-2026-48907

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:56e13221317b0feea019db6b116caf3142da6d3f6c8b41fbcd10b09410d5572c
Known exploited
CISA KEV
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Joomla Content Editor (JCE) extension for Joomla","vendor":"joomlacontenteditor.net","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"1.0.0-2.9.99.4"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:813b8dd10aaeea6da2cd58735019b4a0dee2353ef2ddd5918ac602b39bf54a43 · sha256:2021db7f4d4257f8… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"Automatable":"YES","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":10,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","exploitMaturity":"ATTACKED","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"RED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"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/E:A/AU:Y/U:Red","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"H…
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:813b8dd10aaeea6da2cd58735019b4a0dee2353ef2ddd5918ac602b39bf54a43 · sha256:2021db7f4d4257f8… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-284","description":"CWE-284 Improper Access Control","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:813b8dd10aaeea6da2cd58735019b4a0dee2353ef2ddd5918ac602b39bf54a43 · sha256:2021db7f4d4257f8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Known exploitation assertions

2 source assertions
{"cwes":["CWE-284"],"dateAdded":"2026-06-16","dueDate":"2026-06-19","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/jce-security-update-and-a-free-patch-for-older-sites ; https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/changelog/editor ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48907","product":"Jooml…
  • cisa_kev_jsonknown_exploited
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9593a43a7b37aa57a4f18254cebf13059a80f3909f666f385a9c24948ab76a94 · sha256:635dff916c4092c0… · /vulnerabilities/38
    Open source location →
{"cwes":["CWE-284"],"dateAdded":"2026-06-16","dueDate":"2026-06-19","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/jce-security-update-and-a-free-patch-for-older-sites ; https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/changelog/editor ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48907","product":"Jooml…
  • cisa_kev_jsonknown_exploited
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c19806894efb651ba2d0bd328e95e609b71811943b0f933f01ccfe5a0281f7d · sha256:16acee8334e59e44… · /vulnerabilities/35
    Open source location →

Source references

3 source assertions
{"tags":["government-resource"],"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48907"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:813b8dd10aaeea6da2cd58735019b4a0dee2353ef2ddd5918ac602b39bf54a43 · sha256:2021db7f4d4257f8… · /containers/adp/0/references/1
{"tags":["product"],"url":"https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:813b8dd10aaeea6da2cd58735019b4a0dee2353ef2ddd5918ac602b39bf54a43 · sha256:2021db7f4d4257f8… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/jce-security-update-and-a-free-patch-for-older-sites"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:813b8dd10aaeea6da2cd58735019b4a0dee2353ef2ddd5918ac602b39bf54a43 · sha256:2021db7f4d4257f8… · /containers/adp/0/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities JSON: CISA named for provenance; do not use CISA/DHS marks or imply endorsement Source →
  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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