Joomla CMS up to 1.5.23 view.html.php MediaViewMedia Base information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Joomla CMS. This impacts the function MediaViewMedia of the file administrator/components/com_media/views/media/view.html.php. This manipulation of the argument Base causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2890. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function MediaViewMedia of the file administrator/components/com_media/views/media/view.html.php. The manipulation of the argument base with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The MediaViewMedia class in administrator/components/com_media/views/media/view.html.php in Joomla! 1.5.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving the base variable, leading to disclosure of the installation path, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.

The weakness was released 07/27/2011 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2890 since 07/27/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:administrator/components/com_media/views/media/view.html.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12729 (Joomla! Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.5.23 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68882) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41887†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-58113, VDB-58112 and VDB-58110. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.5.23

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07/27/2011 +26 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +524 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-2890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58111
X-Force: 68882
Vulnerability Center: 41887 - Joomla! 1.5.23 Remote Leakage of Information Related to the Base Variable (CVE-2011-2890), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/11/2025 18:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/21/2019 11:51 (2), 01/11/2025 18:22 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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