CVE-2013-4662
CiviCRM SQL injection vulnerability via Quick Search API
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4662- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4662- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2290 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2290- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj No score
CiviCRM SQL injection vulnerability via Quick Search API
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.
- Record
GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj No score
CiviCRM SQL injection vulnerability via Quick Search API
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.
- Record
GHSA-4465-r2hg-v4rj- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
civicrm/civicrm-corePackagist |
4.2.0 up to 4.2.9 | 4.2.9 |
civicrm/civicrm-corePackagist |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.3 | 4.3.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4662 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Civicrm, published January 29, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in civicrm/civicrm-core 4.2.9.