PT-2009-6161 · Open Source Matters · Joomla!

Published 2009-11-16 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-3946

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joomla! versions prior to 1.5.15

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read an extension's XML file, which can reveal the extension's version number, by making a direct request.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.5.15, update to version 1.5.15 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3946

Affected Products

Joomla!

References · 6

• http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/306-20091103-core-xml-file-read-issue.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37262 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3946 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/59800 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3946 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54160 · Note