What is CVE-2016-9081?

CVE-2016-9081 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-9081?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-9081 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2016-9081

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

Public proof-of-concept exploits

tu3n4nh/OWASP-Testing-Guide-v4-Table-of-Contents

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9081?: CVE-2016-9081 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-9081?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-9081 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.