MediumGHSA-jw86-5cjf-mv79CVE-2011-3744

HTML Purifier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information

Published 17 May 2022 · Updated 29 Oct 2024

Affected package

Affected: <=4.2.0
Fixed in: No fix released

Details

HTML Purifier 4.2.0 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 tests/PHPT/Reporter/SimpleTest.php and certain other files.

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References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3744
Packagegithub.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier
Linkcode.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_README
Linkcode.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/htmlpurifier-4.2.0
Linkwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6

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