CVE-2013-3896: Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Silverlight
- Added to the catalog
- 2022-05-25
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2022-06-15
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Microsoft Silverlight does not properly validate pointers during access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application.
Required action (CISA)
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.
Links in CISA's notes
Read on 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z under licence cisa-kev-cc0@b0067899 from https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2013-10-09T14:53:25.230
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16T23:55:58.700
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20913.0 does not properly validate pointers during access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Vulnerability."
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | [email protected] (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 4.3 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-087 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19003 (Broken Link)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19055 (Broken Link)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-087 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19003 (Broken Link)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19055 (Broken Link)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3896 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- microsoft
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2013-10-09T14:44:00.000Z
- Updated
- 2025-10-22T00:05:40.641Z
- Problem types
- n/a
Microsoft Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20913.0 does not properly validate pointers during access to Silverlight elements, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Vulnerability."
References
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CISA
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2013-3896: Microsoft Silverlight Information Disclosure Vulnerability",
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https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2013-3896 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-16T23:55:58.700.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-22T00:05:40.641Z.
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