CVE-2011-2891

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2011-2891 · Published 27/07/2011 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2011-2891 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting joomla! (joomla).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.4%, higher than 72.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
joomla! joomla	`= 1.6= 1.6.0= 1.6.1`	No fix yet

Description

Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty Itemid array parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.

References

bl0g.yehg.net/2011/04/joomla-161-and-lower-information.html · Exploit
developer.joomla.org/security/news/341-20110402-core-information-disclosure.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/8 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68881

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

joomla!

joomla

= 1.6= 1.6.0= 1.6.1

No fix yet

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