{"id":"CVE-2013-1311","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2013-1311","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T07:40:07.113Z","title":"Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka \"Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability.\"","description":"Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka \"Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability.\"","published":"2013-05-15T03:36:34.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:51:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["microsoft/internet explorer"],"epss":{"score":0.20699,"percentile":0.97538,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2013-06-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":25999,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer - textNode Use-After-Free (MS13-037) (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25999","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/25999.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/25999.rb","published":"2013-06-07","added":"2013-06-07","updated":"2014-01-02","author":"Scott Bell","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2013-1311","OSVDB-93296","MS13-037"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/ms13_037_ie_textnode_uaf.pdf"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1311","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}