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  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Severity: High
  • Versions: 3.4.4 through 3.6.3
  • Exploit type: Account Creation
  • Reported Date: 2016-October-18
  • Fixed Date: 2016-October-25
  • CVE Number: CVE-2016-8870

Description

Inadequate checks allows for users to register on a site when registration has been disabled.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 3.4.4 through 3.6.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.6.4

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Demis Palma

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.6.0 through 3.6.0
  • Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability
  • Reported Date: 2016-February-05
  • Fixed Date: 2016-August-03
  • CVE Number: Requested

Description

Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in mail component.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.6.0 through 3.6.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.6.1

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: Dingjie (Daniel) Yang

  • Project: Joomla!
  • SubProject: CMS
  • Severity: Low
  • Versions: 1.6.0 through 3.6.0
  • Exploit type: ACL Violation
  • Reported Date: 2016-April-29
  • Fixed Date: 2016-August-03
  • CVE Numbers: requested

Description

Inadequate ACL checks in com_content provide potential read access to data which should be access restricted to users with edit_own level.

Affected Installs

Joomla! CMS versions 1.6.0 through 3.6.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.6.1

Contact

The JSST at the Joomla! Security Centre.

Reported By: T-Systems Multimedia Solutions