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CVE-2026-48942

K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the `#__k2_users.image` column directly into HTML `src` attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.25%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the `#__k2_users.image` column directly into HTML `src` attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.

CVSS 3.1
6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.25% probability · 17th 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.