CVE-2026-97164 PUBLISHED

Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Path Traversal in Clear Cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0

Assigner: Joomla
Reserved: 24.09.2026 Published: 27.09.2026 Updated: 27.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 7

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	svenbluege.de
Product	Event Gallery for Joomla
Versions	Default: unaffected Version 1.0.0-6.0.0 is affected

References

https://www.svenbluege.de/

Problem Types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory CWE