--- id: CVE-2013-0431 title: >- Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to … summary: >- Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to … severity: medium cvss: 5.3 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N' cwe: - CWE-693 vendor: oracle product: jre affected: - jre = 1.7.0 - openjdk = 7 published: '2013-01-31' updated: '2026-08-14' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0431' references: - url: >- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/ label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: >- http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53 label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: >- http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-hacker-uncovers-two-flaws-in-latest/240146717 label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: >- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525387/30/0/threaded' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: >- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16579 label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: >- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19418 label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: 'https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056' label: secalert_us@oracle.com - url: >- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/ label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53 label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-hacker-uncovers-two-flaws-in-latest/240146717 label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525387/30/0/threaded' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16579 label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19418 label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0431 label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 tags: - nvd - kev - in-the-wild - exploit-available epss: 0.90337 epssPercentile: 0.99793 kev: true kevDateAdded: '2022-05-25' kevDueDate: '2022-06-15' kevRansomware: true exploited: true exploitAvailable: true ingestedAt: '2026-08-14T06:15:27.147Z' exploits: exploitdb: true metasploit: - exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_jmxbean_2 checkedAt: '2026-09-23T07:13:14.945Z' --- ## Overview Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to JMX, aka "Issue 52," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1490. ## Affected - `jre = 1.7.0` - `openjdk = 7` ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.