CVE-2013-3896 Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure

Exploited in the wild Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application due to improper pointer validation.

Exploited in the wild
Since 25 May 2022
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-3896?

CVE-2013-3896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20913.0 does not properly validate pointers during access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3896?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Silverlight.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Jun 2022.

Is CVE-2013-3896 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2013-3896 in the wild since at least 25 May 2022.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8wm7-83p7-m6fh.

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