CVE-2026-48907

Joomla Content Editor (JCE) extension foActively Exploited (CISA KEV)CVSS 10.0KEV0-Day

Actively exploited (CISA KEV) - patch before 2026-06-19

Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor contains an improper access control vulnerability which could allow for upload and execution of PHP code via the creation of new editor profiles for unauthenticated users.

Actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.

Recommended action: No fix is published yet for an actively-exploited flaw. Apply vendor mitigations, restrict exposure, and watch for a patch.

CVE-2026-48907 Joomla Content Editor (JCE) extension fo Actively Exploited (CISA KEV)

Severity metrics

CVSS 4.0 : 10.0 CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 : 9.8 CRITICAL

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)

Attack complexityLow

Attack requirementsNone

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Subsequent confidentialityHigh

Subsequent integrityHigh

Subsequent availabilityHigh

Vector: 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

Affected & fixed versions by distribution

Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.

No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.

Sources

Advisory NVD CVE.org

Published 2026-06-16 · updated 2026-07-04 · source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities