CVE-2020-10240
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Missing length checks in the user table can lead to the creation of users with duplicate usernames and/or email addresses.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-joomla-2020-102402025-04-03vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered in Joomla! before 3.9.16. Missing length checks in the user table can lead to the creation of users with duplicate usernames and/or email addresses.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/805-20200304-core-identifier-collisions-in-com-userscnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10240cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Joomla-Core-six-vulnerabilities-31768cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0900/cnnvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/805-20200304-core-identifier-collisions-in-com-usersenisa_euvd
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/805-20200304-core-identifier-collisions-in-com-usersVendor Advisorynvd
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