CVE-2016-8869
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.929 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.1%
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
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| joomla:joomla\! | joomla joomla! | le | 3.6.3 |
References
www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108
blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html
developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html
github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf
medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.929 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.1%