Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Assigned by Joomla
CVE-2026-97164Joomla Extension - svenbluege.de - Path Traversal in Clear Cache task in Event Gallery extension < 6.5.0
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Event Gallery for Joomla from svenbluege.de. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| svenbluege.de | Event Gallery for Joomla | 1.0.0-6.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · 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
References
- https://www.svenbluege.de/ product