CVE-2016-9837

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in templates/beez3/html/com_content/article/default.php in Joomla! before 3.6.5. Inadequate permissions checks in the Beez3 layout override of the com_content article view allow users to view articles that should not be publicly accessible, as demonstrated by an index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&template=beez3 request.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94892Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94892Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 16, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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