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CVE-2012-4256

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The jNews (com_jnews) component 7.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the emailsearch parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Affected products

• Joobi Com Jnews: 7.5.1

References

• http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198
• http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2012/04/en-jnews-jnewscore751-information.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112233/jNews-7.5.1-Information-Disclosure.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75198

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