CVE-2016-9837

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Joomla!: through 3.6.4

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94892
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94892
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.html

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