10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2013-1488
Oracle Java SE Reflection Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

INFO

Published Date :

March 8, 2013, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-1488 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-1488 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle jdk
2 Oracle jre
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-1488.

URL Resource
http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/
http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-11-11-1-12-5-for-openjdk-6-released/
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabb
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022796.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:145
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:161
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A US Government Resource
http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16511
https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/309425888188043264
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0124
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 16, 2022, 9:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 256 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 30, 2022, 6:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 253 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 25, 2022, 12:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 250 different CVEs too.

PoC Java exploit based on http://www.contextis.com/research/blog/java-pwn2own/

Java

Updated: 3 years, 2 months ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2015, 7:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-1488 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-1488 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16511 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16511 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-1488 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-1488 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.88 }} 0.04%

score

0.99741

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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