CVE-2008-7212 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 11 Sep 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive installation path information via error messages in the MOStlyCE plugin for Mambo CMS.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-7212?

CVE-2008-7212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MOStlyCE before 2.4, as used in Mambo 4.6.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via certain requests to mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7212?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Brilaps Mostlyce, Mambo-Foundation Mambo.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7212?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-7212 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mg9-wjxc-5593.