CVE-2011-4912
Joomla vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2011-4912 affects Joomla! com_mailto component versions 1.5.x through 1.5.13. The issue was discovered in 2009 and officially assigned a CVE identifier on December 23, 2011 (CVE MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability involves an automated mail timeout bypass in the com_mailto component of Joomla! Content Management System versions 1.5.x through 1.5.13 (NVD).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was initially reported to the security community through the oss-security mailing list, where Kurt Seifried from Red Hat Security Response Team confirmed the CVE assignment (Openwall).

Additional resources


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