CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8869
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-11-04
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• joomla joomla\! (<= 3.6.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf Patch
- https://medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r medium.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf Patch
- https://medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r medium.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory