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CVE-2013-0096

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-05-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Writer in Microsoft Windows Essentials 2011 and 2012 allows remote attackers to bypass proxy settings and overwrite arbitrary files via crafted URL parameters, aka "Windows Essentials Improper URI Handling Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Essentials: 2011, 2012

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-045
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16204
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-045
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16204

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