What is GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522?

GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Joomla Extension - joomlacontenteditor.net - Creation of hidden files and unintended file...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522 cover?

GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-65891. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522?

GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522MediumCVSS 6.5

Joomla Extension - joomlacontenteditor.net - Creation of hidden files and unintended file...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 29, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-65891 →

📋 Description

Joomla Extension - joomlacontenteditor.net - Creation of hidden files and unintended file overwrite via rename function in Joomla Content Editor (JCE) < 2.20.2 - Improper input validation in the file rename functionality allowed an authenticated user with file management permissions to rename files to otherwise invalid names, resulting in the creation of hidden files. The issue also allowed existing files at the destination path to be unintentionally replaced.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65891
https://www.joomlacontenteditor.net
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-chfv-whhw-v522