George Karpouzas Yet Another Question / Answer System 1.0 Error Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in George Karpouzas Yet Another Question and Answer System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Error Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-4257. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in George Karpouzas Yet Another Question and Answer System 1.0. This affects an unknown code of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Yaqas (Yet Another Question & Answer System) 1.0 Alpha 1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid character in the PHPSESSID, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was shared 08/13/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4257 since 08/13/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (75205). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

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03/23/2015 +952 days 🔍
01/16/2018 +1030 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61569
X-Force: 75205 - Yaqas CMS index.php information disclosure

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/16/2018 08:18
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (47), 01/16/2018 08:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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