CVE-2013-0431

Exp

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to JMX, aka "Issue 52," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1490.

Published: 2013-01-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2013-0431 is rated Critical Active Threat (81.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 89.99%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-05-25) affecting Oracle / Java Runtime Environment (JRE). a weakness (CWE-693) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2013-0431

Name: Oracle JRE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-05-25

Action due: 2022-06-15

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-0431

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24539 exploit_db edb 2013-02-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0431

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 89.88% 89.99% +0.11%
2 2026-06-15 91.54% 89.88% -1.66%
3 2026-05-13 — 91.54% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0431

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0431

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-0431

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-0431: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-32), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-0431
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0431
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-0431 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openjdk-7), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 4, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0431

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0431

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0431

URL Tags
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/ Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53 Not Applicable
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-hacker-uncovers-two-flaws-in-latest/240146717 Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095 Not Applicable
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525387/30/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16579 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19418 Broken Link
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0431 US Government Resource
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