CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-9838
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-12-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
Description
An issue was discovered in components/com_users/models/registration.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Incorrect filtering of registration form data stored to the session on a validation error enables a user to gain access to a registered user's account and reset the user's group mappings, username, and password, as demonstrated by submitting a form that targets the `registration.register` task.
Affected configurations
• joomla joomla\! (<= 3.6.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94893 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41157/ www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94893 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41157/ www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.html Patch, Vendor Advisory