High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-8870
CVE-2016-8870
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commit/bae1d43938c878480cfd73671e4945211538fdcfnvdPatch
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40637/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/joomla_registration_privescnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93876nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037108nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/659-20161001-core-account-creation.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037107nvd
- blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/details-on-the-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-joomla.htmlnvd
- medium.com/%40showthread/joomla-3-6-4-account-creation-elevated-privileges-write-up-and-exploit-965d8fb46fa2nvd
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