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CVE-2011-3733

Published: Sep 23, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Elgg 1.7.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which reveals the installation path in an error message, as demonstrated by vendors/simpletest/test/visual_test.php and certain other files.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

n/an/a
elggelgg
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
elggoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka elgg/elgg, elgg

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6
openwall.com
http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/elgg-1.7.6
code.google.com
http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_README
code.google.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 23, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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