5.5

CVE-2013-3242: joomla joomla\! Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.5v2.0MediumModified
Published 03-05-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3242 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in joomla joomla\!. EPSS estimates a 4.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

plugins/system/remember/remember.php in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.10 and 3.0.x before 3.0.4 does not properly handle an object obtained by unserializing a cookie, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct PHP object injection attacks and cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.85% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
4.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (karmainsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasephpVerified

    Joomla! 3.0.3 - 'remember.php' PHP Object Injection

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Joomla1 product
  • joomla\!EOL3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 2.5.0 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.5 | 2.5.6 | 2.5.7 | 2.5.8 | 2.5.9

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links