CVE-2013-3896

microsoft silverlight

Published 9 Oct 2013 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

5.5 Medium · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Description

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

www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-087 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19003 · Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19055 · Broken Link
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3896 · US Government Resource