CVE-2013-4662

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4662
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-29 18:55:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe Quick Search API in CiviCRM 4.2.0 through 4.2.9 and 4.3.0 through 4.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the validation layer and conduct SQL injection attacks via a direct request to the "second layer" of the API, related to contact.getquick.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001320000 probability, percentile 0.322700000 (date 2026-05-04)

Problem Types: CWE-89 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.0 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.1 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.2 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.4 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.5 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.6 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.7 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.8 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.2.9 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.3.0 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.3.1 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.3.2 All All All
Application Civicrm Civicrm 4.3.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CIVI-SA-2013-004 - Limited SQL Injection via Quick Search API | CiviCRM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 civicrm.org Vendor Advisory
System Dashboard - CiviCRM Issue Tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.civicrm.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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