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.

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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Joomshaper
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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Privileged File Upload Bypass via Content Spoofing in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.9, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T14:26:14.262Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T14:23:37.801Z

Link: CVE-2026-78078

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T14:26:11.472Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-31T14:17:24.257

Modified: 2026-08-31T19:33:11.197

Link: CVE-2026-78078

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T21:00:05Z

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