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CVE-2013-0422

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public getMBeanInstantiator method in the JmxMBeanServer class to obtain a reference to a private MBeanInstantiator object, then retrieving arbitrary Class references using the findClass method, and (2) using the Reflection API with recursion in a way that bypasses a…

Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
10 Jan 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
22 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
97% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper access control (CWE-284)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public getMBeanInstantiator method in the JmxMBeanServer class to obtain a reference to a private MBeanInstantiator object, then retrieving arbitrary Class references using the findClass method, and (2) using the Reflection API with recursion in a way that bypasses a security check by the java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.checkSecurityManager method due to the inability of the sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass method to skip frames related to the new reflection API, as exploited in the wild in January 2013, as demonstrated by Blackhole and Nuclear Pack, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4681 and CVE-2012-3174. NOTE: some parties have mapped the recursive Reflection API issue to CVE-2012-3174, but CVE-2012-3174 is for a different vulnerability whose details are not public as of 20130114.

From NVD. Shortened; the full text is there.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jdk
  • Version 1.7.0-update10
  • Version 1.7.0-update9
  • Version 1.7.0-update7
  • Version 1.7.0-update6
All 10 release lines
  • Version 1.7.0
  • Version 1.7.0-update1
  • Version 1.7.0-update2
  • Version 1.7.0-update3
  • Version 1.7.0-update4
  • Version 1.7.0-update5
  • Version 1.7.0-update6
  • Version 1.7.0-update7
  • Version 1.7.0-update9
  • Version 1.7.0-update10
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jre
  • Version 1.7.0-update10
  • Version 1.7.0-update9
  • Version 1.7.0-update7
  • Version 1.7.0-update6
All 10 release lines
  • Version 1.7.0
  • Version 1.7.0-update1
  • Version 1.7.0-update2
  • Version 1.7.0-update3
  • Version 1.7.0-update4
  • Version 1.7.0-update5
  • Version 1.7.0-update6
  • Version 1.7.0-update7
  • Version 1.7.0-update9
  • Version 1.7.0-update10

Known exploited

CISA name
Oracle JRE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due for US agencies
15 Jun 2022
Used in ransomware
Yes, known

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0422
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0422