Information disclosure in CodeIgniter - CVE-2011-3719
Published: September 24, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44695
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-2011-3719
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: CodeIgniter
Affected software:
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
CodeIgniter 1.7.2 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 system/scaffolding/views/view.php and certain other files.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3719
Install update from vendor's website.