CVE-2016-8869 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Joomla! versions prior to 3.6.4. It allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges during user registration due to improper handling of unfiltered data within the Users component. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation has been observed in the wild, with publicly available Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries demonstrating its ease of use. The high number of community discussions and media coverage further confirm its active exploitation and widespread impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.