CVE-2011-2891
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty...
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty Itemid array parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty Itemid array parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
CVE-2011-2891- 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
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty Itemid array parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
CVE-2011-2891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2865 No score
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty Itemid array parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2865- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx4v-fp2m-hmpv No score
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty...
Joomla! 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty Itemid array parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2488.
- Record
GHSA-xx4v-fp2m-hmpv- 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-2011-2891 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 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68881
bl0g.yehg.net/2011/04/joomla-161-and-lower-information.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/8
developer.joomla.org/security/news/341-20110402-core-information-disclosure.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2891
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx4v-fp2m-hmpv