CVE-2017-16634

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

Description

In Joomla! before 3.8.2, a bug allowed third parties to bypass a user's 2-factor authentication method.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-16634

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2017-11-10T02:29:18

Last Modified Date
2017-11-28T17:20:57

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-287	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!::::::::	1	OR	3.2.0	3.8.1

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
7.5

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/713-20171102-core-2-factor-authentication-bypass	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101701	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039757	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16634
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16634

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 08:10:36				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:53:39	2017-11-10T02:29Z	2017-11-10T02:29:18	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 22:53:39		2017-11-28T17:20:57	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 22:53:39		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated