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Microsoft Windows ActiveX Control RCE Vulnerability (2900986)

🗓️ 13 Nov 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows ActiveX Control RCE Vulnerability (2900986) - Missing Critical Updat

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.901225");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-3918");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2026-04-22 16:41:52 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-11-13 12:27:27 +0530 (Wed, 13 Nov 2013)");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows ActiveX Control RCE Vulnerability (2900986)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS13-090.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Gets the ActiveX control (CLSID) information from the registry
  and checks if the appropriate patch has been applied.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Flaw in the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control (icardie.dll)
  and can be exploited to corrupt the system state.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 8

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2012

  - Microsoft Windows 8.1 x32/x64

  - Microsoft Windows XP x32 Service Pack 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows XP x64 Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 2003 x32/x64 Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Vista x32/x64 Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32/x64 Service Pack 2 and prior");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when viewing a
  specially crafted web page using Internet Explorer.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-090");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63631");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-patch-zero-day-bug-tuesday-7000023066/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("secpod_activex.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, xpx64:3, win2003:3, win2003x64:3, winVista:3,
   win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008:3, win2008r2:2, win2012:1, win8:1,
   win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}


## CLSID List
clsids = make_list(
  "{19916e01-b44e-4e31-94a4-4696df46157b}",
  "{c2c4f00a-720e-4389-aeb9-e9c4b0d93c6f}",
  "{53001f3a-f5e1-4b90-9c9f-00e09b53c5f1}"
);

## Updated secpod_activex.inc to check for 67109888
## i.e 0x400 == 1024 and 0x4000400 == 67109888
## in the workaround also they have to set it as dword:04000400 == 67109888
## After applying the patch also killbit regisrty value is 0x4000400 == 67109888

foreach clsid (clsids)
{
  if(is_killbit_set(clsid:clsid) == 0)
  {
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    exit(0);
  }
}

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.73872
SSVC
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