CVE-2011-2889
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain...
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an undefined value of a certain error field, leading to disclosure of the installation path. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-2488.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an undefined value of a certain error field, leading to disclosure of the installation path. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
CVE-2011-2889- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an undefined value of a certain error field, leading to disclosure of the installation path. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
CVE-2011-2889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2863 No score
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an undefined value of a certain error field, leading to disclosure of the installation path. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2863- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gr4-5g4h-q48g No score
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain...
templates/system/error.php in Joomla! before 1.5.23 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an undefined value of a certain error field, leading to disclosure of the installation path. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
GHSA-7gr4-5g4h-q48g- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2889 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Joomla Joomla\!, published July 27, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
developer.joomla.org/security/news/9-security/10-core-security/340-20110401-core-information-disclosure.html
joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5367-joomla-1523-released.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68883
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2889
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gr4-5g4h-q48g