CVE-2013-3893
high · 8.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Added 2025-08-12Remediation due 2025-09-02
Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.dll.
8.8
CVSS
85.8%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2013-09-18
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-416
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 10 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 11 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 11 |
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References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.html
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62453
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18665
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.html
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62453
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18665
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3893
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2013-3893