CVE-2016-8869

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.

References

https://medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r

https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3