Category Archives: Joomla

Joomla

CVE-2016-9838

An issue was discovered in components/com_users/models/registration.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Incorrect filtering of registration form data stored to the session on a validation error enables a user to gain access to a registered user’s account and reset the user’s group mappings, username, and password, as demonstrated by submitting a form that targets the `registration.register` task. (CVSS:5.0) (Last Update:2016-12-16)

CVE-2016-9837

An issue was discovered in templates/beez3/html/com_content/article/default.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Inadequate permissions checks in the Beez3 layout override of the com_content article view allow users to view articles that should not be publicly accessible, as demonstrated by an index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&template=beez3 request. (CVSS:5.0) (Last Update:2016-12-16)

CVE-2016-9836

The file scanning mechanism of JFilterInput::isFileSafe() in Joomla! CMS before 3.6.5 does not consider alternative PHP file extensions when checking uploaded files for PHP content, which enables a user to upload and execute files with the `.php6`, `.php7`, `.phtml`, and `.phpt` extensions. Additionally, JHelperMedia::canUpload() did not blacklist these file extensions as uploadable file types. (CVSS:7.5) (Last Update:2016-12-06)

CVE-2016-8870

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. (CVSS:6.8) (Last Update:2016-11-07)

CVE-2016-8869

The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla! before 3.6.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect use of unfiltered data when registering on a site. (CVSS:7.5) (Last Update:2016-11-07)

CVE-2015-8564

Directory traversal vulnerability in Joomla! 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via directory traversal sequences in the XML install file in an extension package archive. (CVSS:7.5) (Last Update:2015-12-17)