Servers and applications
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
- 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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jdk |
All 10 release lines
|
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jre |
All 10 release lines
|
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