CVE-2013-5045 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can bypass Internet Explorer Protected Mode to gain elevated privileges by executing sandboxed code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5045?
CVE-2013-5045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 11 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5045?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-5045 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-5045 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xv56-4f6g-pxh9.