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
Published Feb 13, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.15%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 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
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03149) | 87.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03149) | 86.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 62.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 63.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.99% (0.00986) | 37.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 0.99% (0.00986) | 35.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.99% (0.00986) | 33.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.99% (0.00986) | 17.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/548-20130201-core-information-disclosure.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-03 x_refsource_MISC
- http://karmainsecurity.com/analysis-of-the-joomla-php-object-injection-vulnerability x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81925 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/548-20130201-core-information-disclosure.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-03 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://karmainsecurity.com/analysis-of-the-joomla-php-object-injection-vulnerability | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81925 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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