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CVE-2013-5054

Office 2013

Microsoft / Office 2013

Severity
CVSS 4.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
12.8%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2013-5054 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office 2013. Microsoft Office 2013 and 2013 RT allows remote attackers to discover authentication tokens via a crafted response to a file-open...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Microsoft / Office 2013.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Office 2013

Microsoft Office 2013 and 2013 RT allows remote attackers to discover authentication tokens via a crafted response to a file-open request for an Office file on a web site, as exploited in the wild in 2013, aka "Token Hijacking Vulnerability."

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Published
11 Dec 2013
Exploitation Reported
11 Dec 2013
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Privileges
None
User interaction

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5054
  • MS13-104 docs.microsoft.com · Vendor Advisory https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2...

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 11 Dec 2013

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CVE First 2013-12-11 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

12.8%

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2013-5054",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 4.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.12769,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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