First published: Sat Sep 24 2011(Updated: )
Your Own URL Shortener (YOURLS) 1.5 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 includes/auth.php and certain other files.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Yourls Yourls | =1.5 |
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CVE-2011-3824 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
To fix CVE-2011-3824, you should upgrade Your Own URL Shortener to a version later than 1.5.
CVE-2011-3824 exposes the installation path of the application through error messages.
CVE-2011-3824 specifically affects Your Own URL Shortener version 1.5.
Yes, CVE-2011-3824 can be exploited remotely by sending direct requests to certain vulnerable PHP files.