Security Advisory

CVE-2016-9838

7.5
HIGH

Vulnerability 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 Date December 16, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory