Read the docs
TI-2013-04087 Aliases CVE-2013-4662GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj

The Quick Search API in CiviCRM 4.2.0 through 4.2.9 and 4.3.0 through 4.3.3 allows remote…

Priority LOW 31CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01015 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist): 4.2.9, 4.3.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist)4.2.0 to before 4.2.94.2.9Patch availableGHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj
—civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist)4.3.0 to before 4.3.34.3.3Patch availableGHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9 Fixed in 4.2.9 Patch available GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj
  • civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.3 Fixed in 4.3.3 Patch available GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.6VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.7VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.9VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableCiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.7 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.9 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2VulnerableCiviCRM
cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerableCiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM
  • cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·CiviCRM

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj civicrm/civicrm-core (Packagist) Fixed in 4.3.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4662
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2025-40285 A Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability exists in CiviCRM before v6.7 in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-10751 Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2018-16163 PEAR HTML_QuickForm version 3.2.14 contains an eval injection (CWE-95) vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18643 In CiviCRM before 5.21.3 and 5.22.x through 5.24.x before 5.24.3, users may be able to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05077 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in CRM/Core/Page/AJAX/Location.php in CiviCRM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-01438 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in open-flash-chart.swf in Open Flash Chart (aka… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
See all 9 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences