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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-9837

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.

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Source evidence

CVE-2016-9837

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Dec 2016, 09:59 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2016-9837
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9837",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-9837",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-9837",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2016-9837",
      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "2983d196840a7da2abf62c00ac2f3ee4864179b4"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
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                        "last_affected": "3.6.4"
                      }
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9837.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:03.466587075Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5693-joomla-3-6-5-released.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-9837",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 440255,
  "published_at": "2016-12-16T09:59:00.31+00:00"
}