VDB-62109 · CVE-2012-0836 · SA47847

Joomla CMS up to 1.7.4 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS 1.7.0/1.7.1/1.7.2/1.7.3/1.7.4. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-0836. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Joomla CMS 1.7.0/1.7.1/1.7.2/1.7.3/1.7.4 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 1.7.x before 1.7.5 allows attackers to read the error log via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 09/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at joomla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0836 since 01/19/2012. 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.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12737 (Joomla! FastCGI logs/error.php Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.7.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (78825†), Secunia (SA47847†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41368†). The entries VDB-62110 and VDB-62108 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.7.5

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01/19/2012 🔍
09/06/2012 +231 days 🔍
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09/09/2013 +368 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +560 days 🔍
01/03/2025 +3574 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: joomla.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62109
Secunia: 47847
OSVDB: 78825
Vulnerability Center: 41368 - Joomla! 1.7.0 - 1.7.4 Remote Information Leakage Vulnerability by Reading the Error Log, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/03/2025 13:58
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (54), 04/21/2019 11:54 (3), 01/03/2025 13:58 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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