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CVE-2011-3700

5.0 · MEDIUM

Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.0.8 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 demonstr…

Published Sep 23, 2011anelectronCWE-200EPSS 1.33%

Overview

CVE-2011-3700 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting anelectron advanced_electron_forum. It was published on September 23, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.0.8 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 languages/english/deletetopic_lang.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from anelectron. Update advanced_electron_forum to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refcode.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_READMERefcode.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/aef-1.0.8Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6Refcode.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_READMERefcode.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/aef-1.0.8Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3700?

CVE-2011-3700 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting anelectron advanced_electron_forum. It was published on September 23, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2011-3700?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-3700?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from anelectron. Update advanced_electron_forum to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-3700?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2011-3700 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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