Joomla! 1.7 < 1.7.2 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (deprecated)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6046

Synopsis

The remote web server has an application that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote web server is hosting Joomla!, a content management system written in PHP.

Versions of Joomla 1.7 earlier than 1.7.2 are potentially affected by multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities :

- A weak encryption mechanism could lead to information disclosure.

- Inadequate error checking could lead to information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! 1.7.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 6046

Family: CGI

Published: 10/17/2011

Updated: 6/1/2015

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2011

Reference Information

BID: 50188

Detections

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