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.

PriorityP425medium6.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN

EPSS

0.15%

4.5th percentile

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

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
getk2.org	k2_extension_for_joomla	—	—
joomlaworks	k2	<= 2.26	—

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