# CVE-2013-4661: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users with basic CiviCRM access can bypass RBAC restrictions to view unauthorized custom contribution data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xcj-h49w-rxfw

## What is CVE-2013-4661?

CVE-2013-4661 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CiviCRM 2.0.0 through 4.2.9 and 4.3.0 through 4.3.3 does not properly enforce role-based access control (RBAC) restrictions for default custom searches, which allows remote authenticated users with the "access CiviCRM" permission to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by accessing custom contribution data without having the "access CiviContribute" permission.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4661?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Civicrm Civicrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-1999022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1999022/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-36388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36388/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5957/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-4662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4662/): CiviCRM SQL injection vulnerability via Quick Search API (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-65187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65187/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4661 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4661 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4661/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4661/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4661
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4661
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4661

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4661/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.