Joomshaper Helix Ultimate Extension up to 2.2.9 Blog Image Deletion Blog::remove_image src improper authorization

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Joomshaper Helix Ultimate Extension up to 2.2.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Blog::remove_image of the component Blog Image Deletion. The manipulation of the argument src leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-78075. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Joomshaper Helix Ultimate Extension up to 2.2.9. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function Blog::remove_image of the component Blog Image Deletion. The manipulation of the argument src with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at joomshaper.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-78075 since 08/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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 08/31/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 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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• Joomshaper

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• Helix Ultimate Extension

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• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9

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