cve-2012-4256
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-08-13 18:00
Modified
2024-08-06 20:28
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198
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