Information disclosure in Joomla! - CVE-2017-9933

 

Information disclosure in Joomla! - CVE-2017-9933

Published: July 4, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7315
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9933
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Joomla!
Affected software:
Joomla!

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper cache invalidation mechanism. A remote attacker can view cache files and obtain potentially sensitive information, related to forms.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-9933

Update to version 3.7.3.

Sources