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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Joomla Joomla\! — versions 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93969 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/661-20161003-core-account-modifications.ht… (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.