CVE-2016-8870
N/A
Published: November 4, 2016 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJoomla!
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 81%
Description
The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla! before 3.6.4, when registration has been disabled, allows remote attackers to create user accounts by leveraging failure to check the Allow User Registration configuration setting.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privescVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93876VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/659-20161001-core-account-creation.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcfQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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