CVE-2013-4662: civicrm SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4662 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) SQL Injection vulnerability in civicrm. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-01-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The 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.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.