CVE-2016-8870

The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla!

published November 4, 2016

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.6th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
81%
Percentile
99.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.81136 · 99.6th percentile
Published
2016-11-04T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 NOV 21:00Z
    The register method in the UsersModelRegistration class in controllers/user.php in the Users component in Joomla!
    cvelistv5