What is CVE-2011-3629?

CVE-2011-3629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2011-3629?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!

CVE-2011-3629

Joomla! core 1.7.1 allows information disclosure due to weak encryption

Published 2020-02-04 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomla Joomla\!
Joomla! Core — versions 1.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/02/4 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/02/8 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/6 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
developer.joomla.org/security/news/370-20111001-core-information-disclosure (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3629?: CVE-2011-3629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2011-3629?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.