CVE-2011-3744: HTML Purifier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information

May 17, 2022 (updated October 29, 2024)

HTML Purifier 4.2.0 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 tests/PHPT/Reporter/SimpleTest.php and certain other files.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw86-5cjf-mv79
github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3744

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