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CVE-2013-3163

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-03-30 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2013-07-10
  • WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2013-07-1003:46CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-03-30Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-03-30Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-03-30Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-1018:41SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft internet explorerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.x= 8no fix published
9.x= 9no fix published
10.x= 10no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.due 2023-04-20

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-03-30
Patch Due Date
2023-04-20
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2023-03-30
  • GCVEexploitation2023-03-30
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-10
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82025-02-10
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-7872025-02-10
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score70.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2013-07-10
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3163?

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.

Is CVE-2013-3163 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-3163 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3163?

CVE-2013-3163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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