---
id: CVE-2026-48942
title: >-
  K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the `#__k2_users.image` column directly into HTML `src`
  attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.
summary: >-
  K2 ≤ 2.26 renders the `#__k2_users.image` column directly into HTML `src`
  attributes via two distinct templates, in both cases without HTML escaping.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-06-25'
updated: '2026-06-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48942'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.getk2.org/'
    label: security@joomla.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00253
epssPercentile: 0.1491
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:42:12.008Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.