VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9081
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- joomla/joomla\!
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93969Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/661-20161003-core-account-modifications.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93969Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/661-20161003-core-account-modifications.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.