CVE-2013-0015 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly perform auto-selection of the Shift JIS encoding, which allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web site that triggers cross-domain scrolling events, aka "Shift JIS Character Encoding Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-02-13

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 15.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.15853.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-009
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16371

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2013-02-13T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:10:56.866Z

Reserved: 2012-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0015

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-13T12:04:11.697

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:48:42.233

Link: CVE-2013-0015

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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