Joomla CMS up to 3.6.3 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.6.3. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-9081. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Joomla CMS up to 3.6.3 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla! 3.4.4 through 3.6.3 allows attackers to reset username, password, and user group assignments and possibly perform other user account modifications via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2016. The weakness was shared 01/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9081 since 10/27/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94355 (Joomla! 3.4.4 < 3.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94355) and SecurityFocus (BID 93969†). The entries VDB-93118 and VDB-93119 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 94355
Nessus Name: Joomla! 3.4.4 < 3.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703029
OpenVAS Name: Joomla Core < 3.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
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01/23/2017 +87 days 🔍
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01/24/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2022 +2109 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95859
SecurityFocus: 93969 - Joomla! Core CVE-2016-9081 Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2017 08:33
Updated: 11/03/2022 09:45
Changes: 01/24/2017 08:33 (69), 05/31/2020 12:42 (7), 11/03/2022 09:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:404:103

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