CVE-2011-3769 PHPads 2.0 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 ads.inc.php.

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 1.2%

Published: 2011-09-24 17:56 (approximate time: when CVE Radar first recorded it)
Updated: 2026-06-17 02:33
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

PHPads 2.0 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 ads.inc.php.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
blondish phpads	= 2.0	No fix listed

References

code.google.com
code.google.com
[oss-security] 20110627 Re: CVE request: Joomla unspecified information disclosure vulnerability mailing-list
phpads-adsinc-path-disclosure(70603) vdb-entry

CVSS v2.0

5.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.24% (percentile 69.6)
CWE: CWE-200

Public exploit references

Metadata only. CVERadar never hosts or runs exploit code.

No public exploit references known.