PT-2013-4741 · Microsoft · Windows 8.1+10

Dan Caselden + 1 · Published 2013-11-12 · Updated 2025-10-07 · CVE-2013-3918

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista version SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 version SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 versions Gold through R2 Microsoft Windows RT versions Gold through 8.1

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web page accessed by Internet Explorer. This issue has been exploited in the wild. An attacker who successfully exploits this could gain the same user rights as the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Vista version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 version SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 versions Gold through R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT versions Gold through 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

RCE

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3918

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

References · 17

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms13_090_cardspacesigninhelper.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/29857 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3918 · Security Note
• https://microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3918 · Security Note
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx · Note
• http://fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 · Security Note, Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/purp_sec/1184 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 · Note
• http://darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/137595 · Telegram Post
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/137539 · Telegram Post