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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-3712 · published 23 September 2011

CVE-2011-3712: Cakephp information exposure vulnerability

Cakephp · Cakephp

CakePHP 1.3.7 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 dispatcher.php and certain other files.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.5% CWE-200 · Information exposure
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CakePHP 1.3.7 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 dispatcher.php and certain other files.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_README
http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/cakephp-1.3.7 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6
http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/%21_README
http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/cakephp-1.3.7 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/6

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-3712), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.