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CVE-2016-8869in critical feed1 exploit

The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla!

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
97.3%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

97.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40637 Joomla! 3.4.4 < 3.6.4 - Account Creation / Privilege Escalation · webapps · 2016-10-27

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • developer.joomla.org /security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93883 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • blog.sucuri.net /2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • rapid7.com /db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40637/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037108 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • github.com /joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • medium.com /%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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