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Case File

CVE-2012-4256

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.48% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-08-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.org ↗

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CVE
CVE-2012-4256
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.48%

Original NVD Description

The jNews (com_jnews) component 7.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the emailsearch parameter, which reveals the installation path in an error message.