GooglemapsApplication · Mapsplugin
CVE-2013-7432
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Googlemaps plugin before 3.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to bypass an intended protection mechanism.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Googlemaps plugin for Joomla! versions prior to 3.1 contain a security flaw that allows remote attackers to bypass an intended protection mechanism, likely related to access controls or authorization checks. This enables unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially exploit the mapping functionality in ways the developers did not intend.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
GooglemapsApplication
<= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Googlemaps plugin in JoomlaLog into the Joomla Administrator panel, then go to Extensions > Plugin Manager. Search for 'Googlemaps' or 'gmap' in the plugin list.Affected if The plugin is not found in the plugin manager at all (meaning it may not be installed or has a different name)
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Identify the installed version numberIn the Plugin Manager, click on the Googlemaps plugin entry. Locate the version information typically displayed in the plugin details or parameters section. Alternatively, check the plugin's XML manifest file in /plugins/system/ or /plugins/content/ folder for the <version> tag.Affected if The version number shown is 3.0 or lower (e.g., 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, 1.0, etc.)
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Verify if the plugin is enabledIn the Plugin Manager, check the Status column for the Googlemaps plugin entry. A green check or 'Enabled' status indicates the plugin is active.Affected if The Status shows 'Enabled' or a green indicator (the plugin must be enabled for the vulnerability to be exploitable)
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Check for publicly accessible mapping endpointsReview the Joomla configuration and any published articles/modules that embed Googlemaps to determine if the plugin outputs are publicly accessible without authentication.Affected if The mapping functionality is publicly accessible to unauthenticated users (the bypass allows unauthenticated exploitation)
Your environment is affected if the Googlemaps plugin version is 3.0 or earlier AND the plugin is enabled AND the mapping functionality is publicly accessible to unauthenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Googlemaps plugin to version 3.1 or later. If updating is not possible, consider disabling the plugin until a patched version can be applied, and review access logs for suspicious mapping API usage.
Fix this in Googlemaps
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-7432 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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