CVE-2013-0096 is a critical vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Essentials 2011 and 2012, specifically within the Writer component. It allows remote attackers to bypass proxy settings and overwrite arbitrary files through crafted URL parameters. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability presents a medium attack complexity (AC:M) but allows for full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (C:P/I:P/A:P) without authentication (Au:N). Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100 and above-average EPSS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_essentials:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_essentials:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.