Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla
CVE-2026-78075Joomla Extension - joomshaper.com - Broken Object-Level Authorization in Blog Image Deletion in Helix Ultimate < 2.2.10
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla from joomshaper.com. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| joomshaper.com | Helix Ultimate extension for Joomla | 1.0-2.2.9 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N