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: 2016-12-16T09:02:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-9838

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2017-09-02T01:29:00.903

Link: CVE-2016-9838

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