CVE-2013-3893

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.dll.

  • Published Sep 18, 2013
  • CVSS 8.8 high
  • 87.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • A Metasploit module exploits it

CVE-2013-3893 at the National Vulnerability Database