| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Joomla 3.4.4 - 3.6.4 - Account Creation / Privilege Escalation Exploit | 27 Oct 201600:00 | – | zdt |
 | Exploit for OS Command Injection in Gnu Bash | 27 Jul 202504:29 | – | gitee |
 | Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Joomla Joomla\! | 10 Nov 201613:47 | – | githubexploit |
| exploits | 5 Mar 201511:15 | – | githubexploit |
 | CVE-2016-8870 | 27 Oct 201622:27 | – | circl |
 | Account creation vulnerability in Joomla! | 26 Oct 201600:00 | – | cnvd |
 | Joomla Core Unauthorized Account Creation (CVE-2016-8870) | 30 Oct 201600:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories |
 | CVE-2016-8870 | 4 Nov 201621:00 | – | cvelist |
 | Joomla! 3.4.4 < 3.6.4 - Account Creation / Privilege Escalation | 27 Oct 201600:00 | – | exploitdb |
 | FreeBSD : Joomla! -- multiple vulnerabilities (a27d234a-c7f2-11e6-ae1b-002590263bf5) | 22 Dec 201600:00 | – | nessus |
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| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| user[groups][] | request body | index.php/component/users/?task=user.register | Joomla CVE-2016-8870: Privilege escalation by creating an Administrator account via the user.register path by manipulating registration data (granting admin rights). | CWE-20 |
| user[groups][] | request body | index.php/component/users/?task=registration.register | Alternate registration endpoint used to attempt privilege escalation by assigning Administrator group during account creation. | CWE-20 |
| jform[upload_extensions] | request body | administrator/index.php?option=com_config | Modify media options to allow uploading of .pht payloads by bypassing upload restrictions (prerequisite for RCE). | CWE-20 |
| jform[upload_mime] | request body | administrator/index.php?option=com_config | Modify media options to allow uploading of .pht payloads by bypassing upload restrictions (prerequisite for RCE). | CWE-20 |
| jform[image_extensions] | request body | administrator/index.php?option=com_config | Modify media options to allow uploading of .pht payloads by bypassing upload restrictions (prerequisite for RCE). | CWE-20 |
| jform[restrict_uploads] | request body | administrator/index.php?option=com_config | Modify media options to allow uploading of .pht payloads by bypassing upload restrictions (prerequisite for RCE). | CWE-20 |
| jform[check_mime] | request body | administrator/index.php?option=com_config | Modify media options to allow uploading of .pht payloads by bypassing upload restrictions (prerequisite for RCE). | CWE-20 |
| id | request body | administrator/index.php?option=com_config | Modify media options to allow uploading of .pht payloads by bypassing upload restrictions (prerequisite for RCE). | CWE-20 |
| Filedata[] | upload data | administrator/index.php?option=com_media&folder= | Upload payload via Joomla's media component to place a .pht file on the server for later execution. | CWE-20 |
| x | path | joomla/images/OGBUHCF5F.pht | Executed .pht payload (RCE) thanks to PHP handler for .ph(p[345]?|t|tml) suffixes; uses GET parameter x to run system(). | CWE-20 |
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17 Jun 2026 00:55Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 38.1
EPSS0.81136