National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-0837
Original release date:09/06/2012
Last revised:09/07/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Joomla! 1.7.x before 1.7.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows attackers to obtain the installation path via unspecified vectors related to "administrator."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5411-joomla-175-released.html
Type: Patch Information
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 78826
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20120203 Re: CVE-request: Joomla! Security News 2012-02-03
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20120203 CVE-request: Joomla! Security News 2012-02-03
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5410-joomla-251-released.html
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 47847
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/389-20120201-core-information-disclosure
Type: Advisory
Technical Details
- Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)