Steps to reproduce the issue

Install extension, e.g. Phoca Guestbook, add a post message and publish/unpublish it in administration. You get success message but nothing changes.

It worked since version Joomla! 3.0.0 - to version 3.6.4. In version 3.6.5 there was this change made:

file:
libraries\joomla\table\nested.php
line: cca 1022
FROM:

// Update and cascade the publishing state.
			$query2->clear()
				->update($this->_db->quoteName($this->_tbl))
				->set('published = ' . (int) $state)
				->where('(lft > ' . (int) $node->lft . ' AND rgt < ' . (int) $node->rgt . ') OR ' . $k . ' = ' . (int) $pk);
			$this->_db->setQuery($query)->execute();

TO:
$this->recursiveUpdatePublishedColumn($pk, $state);

Expected result

Item will be published/unpublished

Actual result

Success is returned but no action done

System information (as much as possible)

Joomla! 3.6.4 - OK
Joomla! 3.6.5 - 3.0.7 - NOT OK

PHP7

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