{"cve":"CVE-2013-1453","nvd":{"published":"2013-02-13T01:55:05.293","modified":"2026-06-16T23:51:27.283","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["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"],"products":["joomla:joomla\\!"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-1453","score":0.03149,"percentile":0.87941,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}