CVE-2026-48898
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla to conduct attacks such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL injection, privilege escalation, authentication bypass, path traversal, local file inclusion (LFI), and unauthorized access.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote, authenticated attackers to conduct various attacks including XSS, SQL injection, and privilege escalation.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of Joomla are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium urgency for remediation due to the potential for serious attacks.
- Action
- Update Joomla to the latest version to address these vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.27% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Joomla: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
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