CVE-2013-1453
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.15%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 88
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
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- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Joomla! 3.0.2 - 'highlight.php' PHP Object Injection (27/2/2013)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/548-20130201-core-information-disclosure.html
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-03
- http://karmainsecurity.com/analysis-of-the-joomla-php-object-injection-vulnerability
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81925
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/548-20130201-core-information-disclosure.html
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-03
- http://karmainsecurity.com/analysis-of-the-joomla-php-object-injection-vulnerability
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81925
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