CVE-2016-8870: Joomla! vulnerability
Joomla · Joomla!
Affected: Joomla! · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)
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Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
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DescriptionCVE.org
The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla! before 3.6.4, when registration has been disabled, allows remote attackers to create user accounts by leveraging failure to check the Allow User Registration configuration setting.
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- Exploitation
- Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Joomla
- Published
- November 2016
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-20cwe.mitre.org
- securityfocus.com/bid/93876securityfocus.com
- blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnblog.sucuri.net
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/659-20161001-core-account-cdeveloper.joomla.org
- rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_prapid7.com
- Exploitexploit-db.com
- securitytracker.com/id/1037108securitytracker.com
- securitytracker.com/id/1037107securitytracker.com
- github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e49github.com
- medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-medium.com