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ID:1889 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Joomla! - CVE-2016-8869
ID:1889 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Joomla! - CVE-2016-8869
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1076
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8869
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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.
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
Update to version 3.6.4.