CVE-2026-78078 PUBLISHED

Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Privileged File Upload Bypass via Content Spoofing in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10

Assigner: Joomla
Reserved: 22.08.2026 Published: 31.08.2026 Updated: 31.08.2026

Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Privileged File Upload Bypass via Content Spoofing in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - Image uploads previously validated only file extension and basic size parameters. Non-image files disguised with raster extensions could be uploaded. Added strict MIME verification and GD binary raster decoding (imagecreatefromstring) to reject invalid/malformed images fail-closed.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS Score: 8.9

Product Status

Vendor joomshaper.com
Product Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version 1.0-2.2.9 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE