CVE-2020-35611 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.22. The globlal configuration page does not remove secrets from the HTML output, disclosing the current values.

Published: 2020-12-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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! Project

Joomla! CMS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.5.0-3.9.22`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23277	An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.22. The globlal configuration page does not remove secrets from the HTML output, disclosing the current values.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00012.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/829-20201102-core-disclosure-of-secrets-in-global-configuration-page.html

History

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Subscriptions

Joomla Joomla\!

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Joomla

Published: 2020-12-28T19:39:18.132Z

Updated: 2026-02-24T05:03:39.796Z

Reserved: 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35611

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-28T20:15:12.667

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:27:42.077

Link: CVE-2020-35611

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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