CVE-2012-2748 Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla!
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2748 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-2748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 3 Jul 2012.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Joomla Joomla\!. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2748/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2748/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2748?
CVE-2012-2748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 3 Jul 2012.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to "Inadequate filtering" and a "SQL error."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2748?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2748?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2748 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gqj-8g2q-xjjx.