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Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Joomla Content Editor (JCE) extension

Indian – Computer Emergency Response Team (https://www.cert-in.org.in)

Severity Rating: HIGH

Software Affected

Joomla Content Editor extension versions prior to 2.9.99.5

Overview

A vulnerability has been reported in Joomla Content Editor Extension, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.

Target Audience:

All end-user organizations and individuals using Joomla Content Editor (JCE) extension.

Risk Assessment:

Risk of remote code execution.

Impact Assessment:

Unauthorized access of sensitive data, data manipulation and complete system compromise.

Description

Joomla Content Editor (JCE) Extension is a popular editor extension for Joomla that provides advanced tools for creating and managing website content. It enhances the default Joomla editor with features such as media management, file handling, and rich text editing.

A vulnerability has been reported in Joomla Content Editor Extension due to improper access control within the editor profile management functionality. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading editor profiles and execute arbitrary PHP code on the targeted system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system, potentially resulting in complete system compromise.

Solution

Apply appropriate updates as mentioned by the vendor:

https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/changelog/editor

https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/jce-security-update-and-a-free-patch-for-older-sites

References

Joomla

https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/changelog/editor

CVE Name

CVE-2026-48907

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Thanks and Regards,

CERT-In

Incident Response Help Desk

e-mail: incident@cert-in.org.in

Phone: +91-11-22902657

Toll Free Number: 1800-11-4949

Toll Free Fax : 1800-11-6969

Web: http://www.cert-in.org.in

PGP Fingerprint: A768 083E 4475 5725 B81A A379 2156 C0C0 B620 D0B4

PGP Key information:

https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=CONTACTUS

Postal address:

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Government of India

Electronics Niketan

6, C.G.O. Complex

New Delhi-110 003

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