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CVE-2016-8869

Date: November 4, 2016

The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla! before 3.6.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect use of unfiltered data when registering on a site.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf
https://medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc
https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8869
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8869

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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