PT-2017-14500 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Yarince · Published 2017-11-09 · Updated 2017-11-28 · CVE-2017-16634

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions prior to 3.8.2

Description A bug in the software allowed third parties to bypass a user's 2-factor authentication method.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.8.2, update to version 3.8.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16634

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 6

• https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/713-20171102-core-2-factor-authentication-bypass · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16634 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16634 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16634 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039757 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101701 · Note