CVE-2012-4256 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the jNews (com_jnews) component 7.5.1 for Joomla!, affecting various Joomla! and Joobi jNews products. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 5.0, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to reveal the server's installation path through error messages generated by the 'emailsearch' parameter. While the potential impact is limited to information disclosure (CWE-200), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joobi:com_jnews:7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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