CVE-2026-48902 | The password and username reset features created plain http … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

The password and username reset features created plain http links for https connections if the "Force SSL" flag wasn't explicitly set.

CVE ID: CVE-2026-48902
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Joomla
Reserved: 2026-05-26 10:06 UTC
Published: 2026-05-26 16:43 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-05 07:28 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-319
CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Vendor / Product: Joomla! Project / Joomla! CMS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Joomla! Project	Joomla! CMS	—	3.9.0-5.4.5, 6.0.0-6.1.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-319	adp	CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)