#VU45373 Information disclosure in PivotX - CVE-2011-0774

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45373

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-2011-0774

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PivotX
Web applications / Forum & blogging software

Vendor: pivotlog.net

Description

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

PivotX before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) includes/ping.php and (2) includes/spamping.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PivotX: 2.2.2

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External links
https://blog.pivotx.net/archive/2011/01/11/pivotx-222-released
https://pivot-weblog.svn.sf.net/viewvc/pivot-weblog?view=revision&revision=3410
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclousure_in_pivotx.html

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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.