CVE-2013-4662

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.

Published: 2014-01-29 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4662 is rated Low Risk (36.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4662

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.19% 0.13% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.10% 0.19% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4662

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4662

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-4662

GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — CiviCRM SQL injection vulnerability via Quick Search API

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4662

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-4662 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (civicrm), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4662

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4662

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
civicrm civicrm 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
civicrm civicrm 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4662

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