Medium severity

Joomla! < 1.5.13 Multiple Full Path Disclosure vulnerabilities

Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities in Joomla!.

Original release date
July 2009
Discovered by
Juan Galiana Lara
Severity
5 / 10 CVSS v2.0
Affected product
Joomla! 1.5.12 and earlier

Antecedentes

Joomla! is an award-winning, open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to build websites and online applications.

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious user to view internal host path information because some files lacked JEXEC checking.

Business impact

The disclosure of the full path allows an attacker to learn the path to the web root, information that can be used to launch new attacks.

Affected systems

Joomla! versions earlier than 1.5.13 (including up to 1.5.12).

Solución

Update to version 1.5.13.

Calendario de divulgación

21 Jul 2009 Vulnerability discovered by Internet Security Auditors.
21 Jul 2009 Contact the manufacturer.
22 Jul 2009 Joomla! releases the update.
24 Jul 2009 Advisory publication.

References

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