Joomla CMS up to 1.7.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Joomla CMS up to 1.7.3. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0819. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Joomla CMS up to 1.7.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 1.6.x and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0821.

The weakness was shared 09/06/2012 by Cyrille Barthelemy (Website). The advisory is shared for download at joomla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0819 since 01/19/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12728 (Joomla! Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 51663†), OSVDB (78517†), Secunia (SA47753†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41364†). The entries VDB-62107, VDB-62106 and VDB-62105 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Joomla

Name

• CMS

Version

• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.7.4

Timelineinfo

01/19/2012 🔍
01/25/2012 +6 days 🔍
01/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2012 +225 days 🔍
09/06/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2013 +368 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +560 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: joomla.org
Researcher: Cyrille Barthelemy
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62104
SecurityFocus: 51663 - Joomla! Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47753
OSVDB: 78517
Vulnerability Center: 41364 - Joomla! 1.6.X and 1.7.0 - 1.7.3 Remote Information Leakage - CVE-2012-0819, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/21/2019 11:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 04/21/2019 11:53 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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