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CVE-2013-1453 Details

Description

plugins/system/highlight/highlight.php in Joomla! 3.0.x through 3.0.2 and 2.5.x through 2.5.8 allows attackers to unserialize arbitrary PHP objects to obtain sensitive information, delete arbitrary directories, conduct SQL injection attacks, and possibly have other impacts via the highlight parameter. Note: it was originally reported that this issue only allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information, but later analysis demonstrated that other attacks exist.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/548-20130201-core-information-disclosure.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://karmainsecurity.com/analysis-of-the-joomla-php-object-injection-vulnerability CVEExploit
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-03 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81925 CVE
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/548-20130201-core-information-disclosure.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
joomla joomla!
2.5.0
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1453
NVD Published Date:
Feb 13, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-1453 Details - Not Deferred