CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-97164

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.31%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Risk of deletion of important files or directories on the server, potentially leading to data loss or service unavailability.

Recommendation

Update the Event Gallery extension to version 6.5.0 or later. Restrict web server write permissions to necessary directories.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS