CVE-2011-2890 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the MediaViewMedia class of Joomla! versions 1.5.23 and earlier. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by manipulating the 'base' variable to reveal the installation path of the Joomla! instance. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and primarily impacts confidentiality by exposing sensitive system information. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.