CVE-2016-9838
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
An issue was discovered in components/com_users/models/registration.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Incorrect filtering of registration form data stored to the session on a validation error enables a user to gain access to a registered user's account and reset the user's group mappings, username, and password, as demonstrated by submitting a form that targets the `registration.register` task.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9838
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-12-16T09:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-02T01:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.6.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94893 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41157/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9838 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9838 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:41:20 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:29:38 | 2016-12-16T09:59Z | 2016-12-16T09:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:29:38 | 2017-09-02T01:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:29:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |