TI-2011-03290 Aliases CVE-2011-3733 GHSA-mv23-rj4p-fj75

Elgg 1.7.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request…

LOW 26CWE-200Published 2011-09-23 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01335 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:::::::*	1.7.6	Vulnerable	Elgg

cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Elgg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3733
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv23-rj4p-fj75

References

Exploit 1

http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/elgg-1.7.6

Other 2

TI-2011-02588 Elgg through 1.7.10 has a SQL injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-02877 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in elgg/elgg CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2012-05280 engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2019-08233 Elgg before 1.12.18 and 2.3.x before 2.3.11 has an open redirect. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2011-02587 Elgg through 1.7.10 has XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-02861 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in elgg/elgg CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

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Sources

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