Phoca Download (com_phocadownload) below 6.1.3 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload (RCE) (CVE-2026-57828, CVSS 9.0 Critical)
Affected versions: < 6.1.3
Phoca Download security vulnerabilities
mySites.guru tracks 3vulnerabilities in com_phocadownload. Every connected Joomla site is checked against them on each audit, and flagged if it runs an affected version.
What we check for
High
Phoca Download (com_phocadownload) 6.1.3 - Authenticated Path Traversal in the Upload Folder and Image Polyglot Upload Bypass
Affected versions: ≥ 6.1.3 and < 6.1.4
Medium
Phoca Download (com_phocadownload) 6.1.4 - Reflected XSS in the front-end user file list search
Affected versions: ≥ 6.1.4 and < 6.1.5
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CVE identifiers: CVE-2026-57828. Rules current as of 24 August 2026.