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avatar PhilETaylor
PhilETaylor
3 May 2017

Steps to reproduce the issue

Install Joomla 4
go to http://joomla4/index.php/statistics

Expected result

that I am not telling the world - by default - my version numbers, how many users my site has and how popular Im not.

Actual result

screen shot 2017-05-03 at 13 21 28

avatar PhilETaylor PhilETaylor - open - 3 May 2017
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - change - 3 May 2017
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avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - labeled - 3 May 2017
avatar franz-wohlkoenig franz-wohlkoenig - change - 3 May 2017
Category com_modules Front End
avatar bembelimen
bembelimen - comment - 3 May 2017

Perhaps the statistic module should be removed (or excluded like the weblinks) at all?
I do not see any purpose in a module where I can fake my clicks and show my server information in the frontend...

avatar franz-wohlkoenig franz-wohlkoenig - change - 3 May 2017
Status New Discussion
avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 4 May 2017

This is because of a small confusion/bug in the installer. (I will address this in a PR)

Joomla 4. currently only has one sample data set and this is the old sample_testing.sql file which is never shipped in Joomla so the report here is not exactly as described.

The statistics module is never created on a live install of Joomla.

There is however a valid issue that it might be considered a security information disclosure if a site owner does publish the module but that would probably go into the "hack yourself" category.

avatar PhilETaylor
PhilETaylor - comment - 4 May 2017

The statistics module is never created on a live install of Joomla.

The current Joomla 4 installer - accepting all the defaults - installs this module with public access.

Someone installing Joomla 4 on a server somewhere = a live install of Joomla = this module being available

Joomla 4 looks years away, so lets hope people only install it locally for now.

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 4 May 2017

The current Joomla 4 installer - accepting all the defaults - installs this module with public access.

yes thats what I said

See #15811

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 18 Aug 2017

I am going to close this. Joomla 4 should not be installed on a live server and this module is only published with the test data that is never distributed

avatar brianteeman brianteeman - change - 18 Aug 2017
Status Discussion Closed
Closed_Date 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2017-08-18 10:57:56
Closed_By brianteeman
avatar brianteeman brianteeman - close - 18 Aug 2017

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