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ID:1885 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Joomla! - CVE-2016-8870
ID:1885 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Joomla! - CVE-2016-8870
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1077
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8870
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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.
The weakness is due to unknown error and lets a remote attacker register on the website even if registration is disabled.
Remediation
Update to version 3.6.4.