#VU1076 Privilege escalation in Joomla! - CVE-2016-8869

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1076

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8869

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
Joomla!

Software vendor:
Joomla!

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.

Update to version 3.6.4.

• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.html