CVE-2013-4015 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 10. It allows local users to bypass Protected Mode or Enhanced Protected Mode and gain elevated privileges by executing sandboxed code. With a CVSS score of 6.9 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires medium attack complexity and local access. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-28187) exists, and there is minimal community discussion, with no reported active exploitation or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.