PT-2012-5284 · Com.Jbnews · Jnews

Haunt It · Published 2012-08-13 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-4256

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 jNews (com jnews) version 7.5.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. This is achieved via the emailsearch parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Recommendations For version 7.5.1, avoid using the emailsearch parameter until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4256

Affected Products

Jnews

References · 4

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4256 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198 · Note