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Joomla! 3.5.x < 3.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98401

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Synopsis

Joomla! 3.5.x < 3.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the detected Joomla! application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Joomla! core user registration component due to improper processing of unfiltered data. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to register an account on a Joomla! site with elevated privileges. (CVE-2016-8869)

 - A security bypass vulnerability exists in the Joomla! core user registration component due to insufficient checks on whether user registration is disabled. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to register an account on a Joomla! site even when account registration has been disabled. (CVE-2016-8870)

 - A flaw exists in the Joomla! core user modification component due to the improper processing of unfiltered data. An attacker can exploit this to modify the username, password, and user group for existing user accounts. (CVE-2016-9081)

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Joomla! version 3.6.4 or latest.

See Also

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/659-20161001-core-account-creation.html

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

https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/661-20161003-core-account-modifications.html

https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5678-joomla-3-6-4-released.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 98401

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8869

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8869

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8869, CVE-2016-8870, CVE-2016-9081

BID: 93883, 93876, 93969