# CVE-2011-4911: Joomla! before 1.5.12 does not perform a JEXEC check in unspecified files, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-10-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Joomla! before 1.5.12 does not perform a JEXEC check in unspecified files, which allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/35668
- http://www.osvdb.org/55591
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/300-20090606-core-missing-jexec-check.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35544
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/3

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