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CVE-2026-49049

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Description

The Helix3 plugin for Joomla exposes an ajax handler task, that allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, write arbitrary JSON files and update template parameters.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-29 15:16:41.363000
Last modified
2026-10-25 21:10:00.770000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-29T15:16:41.363",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T21:10:00.770",
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    },
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      "value": "El plugin Helix3 para Joomla expone una tarea de gestor ajax, que permite a atacantes no autenticados eliminar archivos arbitrarios, escribir archivos JSON arbitrarios y actualizar parámetros de plantilla."
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
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