#VU44661 Information disclosure in Serendipity - CVE-2011-3800

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44661

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2011-3800

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Serendipity
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: s9y.org

Description

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

Serendipity 1.5.5 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 templates/newspaper/layout.php and certain other files.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Serendipity: 1.5.5

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External links
https://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_README
https://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/serendipity-1.5.5
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.