# CVE-2013-7428: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Joomla Googlemaps plugin by manipulating the URL parameter in the proxy script.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w62g-9v7q-4mgc

## What is CVE-2013-7428?

CVE-2013-7428 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Googlemaps plugin before 3.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the url parameter to plugin_googlemap2_proxy.php.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7428?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mapsplugin Googlemaps.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-7428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-7429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7429/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-7432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7432/): The Googlemaps plugin before 3.1 for Joomla! (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-7433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7433/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2013-7430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7430/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2014-9686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9686/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7428 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7428 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7428 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-2013-7428/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7428/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7428
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7428
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7428

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7428/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.