CVE-2013-3242 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
plugins/system/remember/remember.php in Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.10 and 3.0.x before 3.0.4 does not properly handle an object obtained by unserializing a cookie, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct PHP object injection attacks and cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.85% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-05-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| joomla | joomla\! |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Joomla! 3.0.3 - 'remember.php' PHP Object Injection | 2013-04-26 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0232.html
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/85-20130406-core-dos-vulnerability.html
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-04
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25087
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0232.html
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/85-20130406-core-dos-vulnerability.html
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2013-04
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25087
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