Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1311 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.07%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25999 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-06-07 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-10-18 | 54.42% | 46.07% | -8.35% |
| 2 | 2025-05-01 | 53.82% | 54.42% | +0.60% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 53.82% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037 |