CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-48940
A Joomla user with K2 "create item" rights (Author tier by default) can submit an article whose `embedVideo` POST field contains a raw `<script>` tag; K2 stores it verbatim and renders it unescaped to any visitor of the article page.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"K2 extension for Joomla","vendor":"getk2.org","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"1.0-2.26"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c591c433d3ed0bdc169cd32ff8d9c7f9893bafff0174c3d367310393229c3ef · sha256:cf71fe4bdd82644e… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.4,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c591c433d3ed0bdc169cd32ff8d9c7f9893bafff0174c3d367310393229c3ef · sha256:cf71fe4bdd82644e… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c591c433d3ed0bdc169cd32ff8d9c7f9893bafff0174c3d367310393229c3ef · sha256:cf71fe4bdd82644e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["product"],"url":"https://www.getk2.org/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c591c433d3ed0bdc169cd32ff8d9c7f9893bafff0174c3d367310393229c3ef · sha256:cf71fe4bdd82644e… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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