# CVE-2011-2889: templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors tha

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an undefined value of a certain error field, leading to disclosure of the installation path. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-2488.

## What to do

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## References

- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/9-security/10-core-security/340-20110401-core-information-disclosure.html
- http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5367-joomla-1523-released.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68883
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/1

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