Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 EUC-JP Character Encoding cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component EUC-JP Character Encoding Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-3192. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component EUC-JP Character Encoding Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted character sequences with EUC-JP encoding, aka "EUC-JP Character Encoding Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was published 08/13/2013 by Alex Inführ as MS13-059 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-3192 since 04/17/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4527 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69324 (MS13-059: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100160 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-059)).

Applying the patch MS13-059 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13203.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69324), OSVDB (96192†), Secunia (SA53998†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41044†). Additional details are provided at secunia.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-9930, VDB-9931, VDB-9932 and VDB-9933. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 69324
Nessus Name: MS13-059: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)
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OpenVAS ID: 903315
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2862772)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-059
Researcher: Alex Inführ
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9940

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Secunia: 53998 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96192 - Microsoft IE EUC-JP Character Encoding XSS
Vulnerability Center: 41044 - [MS13-059] Internet Explorer Versions 6-10 Remote XSS and Information Disclosure Vulnerability due to EUC-JP Character Encoding, Medium

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Created: 08/15/2013 11:52
Updated: 05/21/2021 14:11
Changes: 08/15/2013 11:52 (56), 04/07/2017 12:04 (31), 05/21/2021 14:09 (7), 05/21/2021 14:11 (1)
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