SB2016102601 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Joomla!
Published: October 26, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016102601
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8870)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass security restrictions.The weakness is due to unknown error and lets a remote attacker register on the website even if registration is disabled.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8869)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass security restrictions and gain elevated privileges on the application.The weakness is due to unknown error and lets a remote attacker register on the website as a member of group with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.