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FKIE_CVE-2009-3946

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-11-16 20:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:12

Severity

Summary

Joomla! before 1.5.15 allows remote attackers to read an extension's XML file, and thereby obtain the extension's version number, via a direct request.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/306-20091103-core-xml-file-read-issue.html	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://secunia.com/advisories/37262	Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.osvdb.org/59800
cve@mitre.org	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54160
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/306-20091103-core-xml-file-read-issue.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/37262	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.osvdb.org/59800
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54160

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
joomla	joomla\!	*
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.0
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.1
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.2
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.3
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.4
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.5
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.6
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.7
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.8
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.9
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.10
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.11
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.12
joomla	joomla\!	1.5.13

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    },
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:12:40.807",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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        "impactScore": 2.9,
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    },
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    },
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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CVE-2009-3946 (GCVE-0-2009-3946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-11-16 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:45

Summary

Joomla! before 1.5.15 allows remote attackers to read an extension's XML file, and thereby obtain the extension's version number, via a direct request.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/306-200…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/37262	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.osvdb.org/59800	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB

Date Public

2009-11-03 00:00

Show details on NVD website

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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FKIE_CVE-2009-3946

CVE-2009-3946 (GCVE-0-2009-3946)

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