CVE-2026-48907

Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor: Improper Access Control

As of , CVE-2026-48907 in Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 16 June 2026
US federal deadline
19 June 20263 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.16Higher than 96% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries
Fix
Vendor advice: www.joomlacontenteditor.netLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

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's required action

What the flaw is

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.

CISA's 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.

The CVE record's description, from Joomla

CVE published
5 June 2026
Assigned by
Joomla
CVSS
10.0 Critical (CVSS 4.0, from the CNA)
CWE-284
Improper Access Control
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 52630).
  5. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 52645).

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

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