NVD

CVE-2016-8869 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf	Patch
https://medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	NIST

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Change History

5 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/07/2016 2:15:51 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc No Types Assigned	http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html No Types Assigned	https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit
Changed	Reference Type	https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html No Types Assigned	https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf No Types Assigned	https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://medium.com/@showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r No Types Assigned	https://medium.com/@showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ No Types Assigned	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit

Initial CVE Analysis 11/07/2016 2:13:43 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR	Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.6.3::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc No Types Assigned	http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privesc Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93883 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html No Types Assigned	https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html No Types Assigned	https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/660-20161002-core-elevated-privileges.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf No Types Assigned	https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcf Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://medium.com/@showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r No Types Assigned	https://medium.com/@showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2#.rq4qh1v4r Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ No Types Assigned	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8869
NVD Published Date:
11/04/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2016-8869 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/14/2024 12:07:58 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 11/06/2023 9:36:40 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/07/2016 2:15:51 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 11/07/2016 2:13:43 PM

CVE Translated by NIST 11/05/2016 4:45:00 PM

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