Description
An issue was discovered in components/com_users/models/registration.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Incorrect filtering of registration form data stored to the session on a validation error enables a user to gain access to a registered user's account and reset the user's group mappings, username, and password, as demonstrated by submitting a form that targets the `registration.register` task.
Published: 2016-12-16
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10638 An issue was discovered in components/com_users/models/registration.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Incorrect filtering of registration form data stored to the session on a validation error enables a user to gain access to a registered user's account and reset the user's group mappings, username, and password, as demonstrated by submitting a form that targets the `registration.register` task.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.556Z

Reserved: 2016-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9838

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-16T09:59:00.327

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-9838

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