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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.

LOW 3.4EPSS 0.28%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
3.4 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.28% probability · 21th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
joomlaworks/k2
Source
security@joomla.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.