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01 Record

CVE-2012-4256

The jNews (com_jnews) component 7.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the emailsearch parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The jNews (com_jnews) component 7.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the emailsearch parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 73.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2012-08-13 18:00Z14 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 20:28Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2012-08-13
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d5ec8c10b7bf08d030f27f9c162e4f17d1e7a20b46cb2b5c50cd967318f114eb

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
joobicom_jnewsNot specified—
joomlajoomla!Not specified—

06 References