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Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor Improper Access Control Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2026-06-16
Remediation due
2026-06-19

Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

CISA notes
https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/jce-security-update-and-a-free-patch-for-older-sites ; https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/support/changelog/editor ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48907

Description

A vulnerability in the JCE editor extension for Joomla allows the creation of new editor profiles for unauthenticated users, ultimately resulting in PHP code upload and execution.

Severity

CVSS 4.0 · CNA10 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/AU:Y/U:Red
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
joomlacontenteditor.netJoomla Content Editor (JCE) extension for Joomla
1.0.0-2.9.99.4

References

1 Links

Record Details

Published
2026-06-05
Last updated
2026-06-20
Assigner (CNA)
Joomla
Credited to
David Jardin; Uwe Flottemesch

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CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

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