Re: CVE request: Joomla unspecified information disclosure vulnerability

[Josh Bressers <bressers () redhat com>]

----- Original Message -----
> Couldn't find a CVE-identifier for this issue. Joomla does have too
> many vulnerabilities. Joomla prior to 1.5.23 contains a flaw that may
> lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. Should this one get a
> 2010 or 2011 identifier?
>
> Reported: 2010-12-08
> Joomla advisory: 2011-04-01
> Release with a fix (version 1.5.23): 2011-04-04
>
> References:
> http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/9-security/10-core-security/340-20110401-core-information-disclosure.html
> http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5367-joomla-1523-released.html
> http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/71587
> http://secunia.com/advisories/44028/
>
> I hope this request isn't duplicate. I included oCERT to this email as
> Joomla is part of that group. Please notify me and mailing-list if
> this issue already has a CVE-identifier.

I'm giving this CVE-2011-2488.

While the flaw was reported in 2010 they claim, I consider 2011 when
it went public.

Thanks.

-- 
    JB