CVE-2013-3893
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.876 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSadded 2025-08-12remediate by 2025-09-02
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Internet Explorer Resource Management Errors Vulnerability
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-28682Micorosft Internet Explorer - SetMouseCapture Use-After-Free (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (35)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspxcnnvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspxcnnvd
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.htmlcnnvd
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.htmlcnnvd
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288Acnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080cnnvd
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