#VU1077 Privilege escalation in Joomla! - CVE-2016-8870

Vulnerability identifier: #VU1077

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8870

CWE-ID: CWE-264

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.
The weakness is due to unknown error and lets a remote attacker register on the website even if registration is disabled.

Update to version 3.6.4.

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