CVE-2013-1489
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 10 and Update 11, when running on Windows using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome, allows remote attackers to bypass the "Very High" security level of the Java Control Panel and execute unsigned Java code without prompting the user via unknown vectors, aka "Issue 53" and the "Java Security Slider" vulnerability.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 7.6% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-1525)
- Published
- January 31, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1525 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- google / chrome
- microsoft / internet explorer
- mozilla / firefox
- opera / opera browser
- oracle / jdk
- oracle / jdk
- oracle / jre
- oracle / jre
References
- http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/241
- http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/28/new-vulnerability-bypasses-oracles-attempt-to-stop-malware-drive-by-downloads-via-java-applets/
- http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-security-work-remains-bug-hunter-sa/240147150
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729(US Government Resource)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/330453%2Cjava-still-unsafe-new-flaws-discovered.aspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.zdnet.com/java-update-doesnt-prevent-silent-exploits-at-all-7000010422/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15906
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19171
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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