CVE-2012-0837

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Published Sep 6, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

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."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:2.5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0863	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."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.338% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/389-20120201-core-information-disclosure
http://secunia.com/advisories/47847
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5410-joomla-251-released.html
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5411-joomla-175-released.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/03/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/03/9
http://www.osvdb.org/78826

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 6, 2012, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:53 PM
Reserved: Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 6, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

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