CVE-2026-97165: svenbluege.de Event Gallery for Joomla · Open Redirect
Affects svenbluege.de Event Gallery for JoomlaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| svenbluege.deEvent Gallery for Joomla | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, users should exercise caution when clicking on links involving the 'return' parameter in the affected extension. Consider disabling or restricting use of the Event Gallery extension if possible.
Description
A medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-97165) affects the Event Gallery extension for Joomla by svenbluege.de. Versions 1.0.0 through 6.0.0 are impacted by an open redirect issue where a base64-decoded 'return' parameter is used without validation, allowing redirection to untrusted sites. This vulnerability is categorized as CWE-601 (Open Redirect) and also involves reflected cross-site scripting (CWE-79).