Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2013-3192 is a cross-site scripting issue in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10. A remote attacker could cause script or HTML injection through specially crafted EUC-JP character sequences. Business urgency is mainly for environments that still run these legacy browsers or allow them to access untrusted web content.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy-browser exposure issue. It is not KEV-listed in the provided data, but unpatched IE 6 through 10 should be removed or patched because browsing untrusted content can create preventable script-injection risk.
Technical view
The issue is described as the “EUC-JP Character Encoding Vulnerability” in Internet Explorer 6 through 10. The provided record says crafted EUC-JP encoded character sequences can trigger cross-site scripting, allowing arbitrary web script or HTML injection. Microsoft’s MS13-059 is the cited vendor advisory; OVAL definition 17980 provides detection metadata.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to systems where Internet Explorer 6 through 10 remains installed and used to browse or render untrusted content. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, but the CVE description names IE 6 through 10.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not indicate CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation would require a vulnerable IE version processing attacker-crafted EUC-JP encoded content. No exploit maturity, public exploit status, or real-world campaign evidence is provided.
Researcher notes
Source data lacks CVSS, CWE, and normalized affected CPEs. The CVE description is the strongest affected-product evidence. Use MS13-059 for vendor context and OVAL definition 17980 for detection mapping; avoid assuming impact beyond XSS/script or HTML injection.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Microsoft MS13-059 or later applicable Internet Explorer security updates.
- Retire Internet Explorer 6 through 10 wherever still present.
- Restrict legacy IE access to untrusted web content until patched.
- Check Microsoft guidance for supported update paths and deployment prerequisites.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for Internet Explorer 6 through 10.
- Verify MS13-059 or successor cumulative IE updates are installed.
- Use the cited OVAL definition where compatible with your scanning platform.
- Confirm legacy browser usage is blocked or exception-managed.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS13-059CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17980CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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CWE details
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