CVE-2016-9081 Business logic in n/a
Attackers can reset user credentials and group assignments, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation in Joomla installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9081?
CVE-2016-9081 is a critical vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 23 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Joomla Joomla\!
- CVE-2016-10033 PHPMailer Command Injection
- CVE-2023-23752 Joomla! Improper Access Control
- CVE-2026-48902 Joomla! Core - [20260518] - Transport encryption downgrade for password and username reset links
- CVE-2025-25226 [20250401] - Joomla Framework - SQL injection vulnerability in quoteNameStr method of Database package
- CVE-2022-23795 [20220303] - Core - User row are not bound to a authentication mechanism
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jp5w-c8p9-mq89.