Information disclosure in PhpGedView - CVE-2011-3778

 

Information disclosure in PhpGedView - CVE-2011-3778

Published: September 24, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44668
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3778
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: phpgedview.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
PhpGedView

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

PhpGedView 4.2.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which reveals the installation path in an error message, as demonstrated by serviceClientTest.php and certain other files.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-3778

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources