CVE-2026-78075

Published Aug 31, 2026 Modified Aug 31, 2026 CWE-639

Description

Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Object-Level Authorization in Blog Image Deletion in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - `Blog::remove_image()` checked whether the user was authorized to edit the article ID passed in the request, but did not verify whether the specified image path (src) belonged to that article. On Joomla 3 builds where physical file deletion was triggered, an author could supply their own article ID alongside an arbitrary file path under the `/images/` directory to delete arbitrary files.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-639 CWE-639

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-78075? +
Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Object-Level Authorization in Blog Image Deletion in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10 - `Blog::remove_image()` checked whether the user was authorized to edit the article ID passed in the request, but did not verify whether the specified image path (src) belonged to that article. On Joomla 3 builds where physical file deletion was triggered, an author could supply their own article ID alongside an arbitrary file path under the `/images/` directory to delete arbitrary files.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-78075? +
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