CVE-2013-3163

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8-10 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2013-3163 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 30, 2023. EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez, Orange Tsai, Peter Vreugdenhil, sinn3r, including a Metasploit module exploits/windows/browser/ms13_055_canchor.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional Metasploit exploit for CVE-2013-3163, targeting a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. It leverages a crafted HTML page with JavaScript to trigger the vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution via ROP chains tailored for different Windows versions.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3144 and CVE-2013-3151.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28187

This is a functional Metasploit exploit for CVE-2013-3163, targeting a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. It leverages a crafted HTML page with JavaScript to trigger the vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution via ROP chains tailored for different Windows versions.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using Internet Explorer 8
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez, Orange Tsai, Peter Vreugdenhil, sinn3r · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms13_055_canchor.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 (CVE-2013-3163) by manipulating DOM elements to trigger a freed memory reference, leading to arbitrary code execution. It includes ROP chains for Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 targets.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be using Internet Explorer 8 · Target must visit a malicious webpage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-055
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.8455
EPSS Percentile 99.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2023-03-30
VulnCheck KEV 2014-10-28
InTheWild.io 2023-03-30
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2013-3101
CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer 8
microsoft/internet_explorer 9
microsoft/internet_explorer 10
Published Jul 10, 2013
KEV Added Mar 30, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026