---
id: CVE-2026-97164
title: >-
  Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in
  `clear cache` task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the `images`
  parameter of the `cache.process` task, you can recursively delete any
  directories that…
summary: >-
  Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in
  `clear cache` task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the `images`
  parameter of the `cache.process` task, you can recursively delete any
  directories that…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: svenbluege.de
product: Event Gallery for Joomla
affected:
  - event_gallery_for_joomla 1.0.0-6.0.0
published: '2026-09-27'
updated: '2026-09-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-27T12:17:11.987'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97164'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.svenbluege.de/'
    label: security@joomla.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-27T12:52:48.045Z'
---

## Overview

Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Authenticated arbitrary path deletion in `clear cache` task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0 - Using the `images` parameter of the `cache.process` task, you can recursively delete any directories that the web server is authorized to write to.

## Remediation

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