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CVE-2012-4256

The jNews (com_jnews) component 7.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the emailsearch parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Published

2012-08-13T18:55:05.927

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	joobi	com_jnews	7.5.1	Yes
Application	joomla	joomla\!	*	No

References

http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.html Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198 ([email protected])
http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)