CVE-2011-3700 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 23 Sep 2011 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive installation path information by directly requesting specific PHP files, exposing internal server details.

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-2011-3700?

CVE-2011-3700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which reveals the installation path in an error message, as demonstrated by languages/english/deletetopic_lang.php.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3700?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Anelectron Advanced Electron Forum.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-3700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2wv8-xpqh-qr6j.