CVE-2011-4912 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Joomla! com_mailto 1.5.x through 1.5.13 has an automated mail timeout bypass.

Published: 2020-02-04

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Joomla!

Joomla!

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All 1.5.x prior to and including 1.5.13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00771.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security/news/303-20090723-core-com-mailto-timeout-issue.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/25/9

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-02-04T13:23:19.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:23:38.308Z

Reserved: 2011-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4912

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-04T14:15:11.027

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:35:37.037

Link: CVE-2011-4912

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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