CVE-2016-8870
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8870
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-11-04T21:59:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-29T01:34:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.6.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/659-20161001-core-account-creation.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf | Patch |
| https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html | |
| https://medium.com/@showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r | Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93876 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037107 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8870 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8870 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:11:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:59:03 | 2016-11-04T21:59Z | 2016-11-04T21:59:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:59:03 | 2017-07-29T01:34:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:59:03 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |