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.
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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Joomla Extension - getk2.com - Stored-XSS in K2 extension for Joomla < 2.26 | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Joomla
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-25T17:03:33.486Z
Reserved: 2026-05-26T16:47:13.550Z
Link: CVE-2026-48940
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-25T16:15:15Z