CVE-2013-5046 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5046?
CVE-2013-5046 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 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-2013-5046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-5046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-j4ch-cmrf-qx97.