GooglemapsApplication · Mapsplugin
CVE-2013-7431
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFull path disclosure in the Googlemaps plugin before 3.1 for Joomla!.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Googlemaps plugin for Joomla! versions prior to 3.1 contain a full path disclosure vulnerability. This information leak exposes the server's absolute file path, which can aid attackers in reconnaissance and mapping the application's directory structure.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
GooglemapsApplication
<= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Googlemaps plugin is installedAccess Joomla administrator panel, navigate to Extensions > Plugin Manager, and search for 'Googlemaps' or 'plg_system_googlemaps'. Alternatively, check the /plugins/system/ directory for googlemaps-related files.Affected if The Googlemaps plugin is present on the Joomla installation
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Check installed Googlemaps plugin versionIn the Joomla Plugin Manager, locate the Googlemaps plugin and view its details to find the version number. The version is typically displayed in the plugin information or in the plugin's manifest XML file at /plugins/system/googlemaps/googlemaps.xmlAffected if The displayed version is 3.0 or lower, or if no version number is shown and the plugin predates the 3.1 release
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Verify if PHP error display is enabledCheck the Joomla global configuration or the PHP configuration (php.ini) for display_errors setting. In Joomla, go to System > Global Configuration > Server and check the Error Reporting setting, or inspect the configuration.php file for the $error_reporting value.Affected if Error Reporting is set to 'Maximum' or 'Development' (equivalent to E_ALL), or display_errors is enabled in PHP configuration, allowing detailed error messages to be rendered in the browser
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Test for path disclosure vulnerabilityTrigger an error condition by accessing the Googlemaps plugin parameters with invalid input or requesting a map with malformed coordinates/parameters. Common test: append random parameters to a Googlemaps plugin URL or submit invalid form data to trigger an error message.Affected if The error output reveals absolute server file paths such as '/var/www/html/...' or 'C:\inetpub\...' instead of generic error messages
A user is affected if the Googlemaps plugin version 3.0 or lower is installed AND PHP/Joomla error reporting is configured to display detailed errors, as this combination allows the full path disclosure to be visible to attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the Googlemaps plugin to version 3.1 or later. If upgrading is not possible, implement proper error handling in PHP to suppress detailed error messages and prevent path disclosure.
Fix this in Googlemaps
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-7431 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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