CMSJunkie J-BusinessDirectory Extension 1.0.0-6.2.2 _path_type path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in CMSJunkie J-BusinessDirectory Extension 1.0.0-6.2.2. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument _path_type causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-75949. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in CMSJunkie J-BusinessDirectory Extension 1.0.0-6.2.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument _path_type with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla Extension - cmsjunkie.com - Arbitrary file upload / deletion (path traversal) in J-BusinessDirectory < 6.2.3 - Upload/remove accepted a client-controlled root (_path_type could point at the component site/admin trees), did not enforce path containment, and used a weak extension check. CSRF token was also missing on upload/remove.

It is possible to read the advisory at cmsjunkie.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-75949 since 08/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• CMSJunkie

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• J-BusinessDirectory Extension

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• 1.0.0-6.2.2

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