`CVE-2013-1489` Oracle JRE

Affected software	Oracle JRE
Affected versions	7 Update 11 and 7 Update 10
Severity	10.0 High CVSS 2.0
Fixed in	Java SE CPU Feb 2013
Published	31 Jan 2013
Updated	19 Oct 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 10 and Update 11, when running on Windows using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome, allows remote attackers to bypass the "Very High" security level of the Java Control Panel and execute unsigned Java code without prompting the user via unknown vectors, aka "Issue 53" and the "Java Security Slider" vulnerability.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 13 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 7.6% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

Protection none
Action not pursued none
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE
Finding	A researcher set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope.

Decided by

A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

Finding

A researcher set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope.

Waratek research note

written 2026-11-13

Written by a Waratek engineer who reviewed this CVE. Their decision sets the status above, ahead of every automated rule except a withdrawal.

Comments

Client-side: the "Java Security Slider" bypass. It lets an unsigned applet run without the confirmation dialog when the browser plug-in's security level is set to Very High. Oracle's February 2013 Java SE CPU scores it 0 and explains that it only matters combined with another applet exploit, which it lets run silently. The slider and the dialog are browser plug-in settings with no counterpart in a server JVM.

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Java SE CPU Feb 2013 ↗	CPU	2013-Q1	Oracle Java SE / Java Runtime Environment (7 Update 11 and 7 Update 10) Oracle's note: This issue (CVE-2013-1489) has been discussed publicly and is sometimes known as the "Java Security Slider vulnerability". It has a CVSS of 0 because it does not directly result in an exploitation, but may be combined with other vulnerabilities to allow blind exploitation. When the Security Slider is set to the default (high) all unsigned applets must be authorized via a dialog box by a browser user in order to execute. This provides the browser operator the opportunity to prevent execution of suspicious applets that may result in successful exploits. However, when CVE-2013-1489 is combined with vulnerabilities that can be used to cause direct impacts, the effect can be that the impact can be caused "silently" without the authorization dialog box.

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Java SE CPU Feb 2013 ↗

CPU

2013-Q1

Oracle Java SE / Java Runtime Environment (7 Update 11 and 7 Update 10)
Oracle's note: This issue (CVE-2013-1489) has been discussed publicly and is sometimes known as the "Java Security Slider vulnerability". It has a CVSS of 0 because it does not directly result in an exploitation, but may be combined with other vulnerabilities to allow blind exploitation. When the Security Slider is set to the default (high) all unsigned applets must be authorized via a dialog box by a browser user in order to execute. This provides the browser operator the opportunity to prevent execution of suspicious applets that may result in successful exploits. However, when CVE-2013-1489 is combined with vulnerabilities that can be used to cause direct impacts, the effect can be that the impact can be caused "silently" without the authorization dialog box.

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Java SE	Java Runtime Environment	7 Update 11 and 7 Update 10	7.0.11.7

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Java SE

Java Runtime Environment

7 Update 11 and 7 Update 10

7.0.11.7

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	oracle	jdk	javase	1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update11
nvd	oracle	jre	javase	1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update11

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

oracle

jdk

javase

1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update11

nvd

oracle

jre

javase

1.7.0:update10 · 1.7.0:update11

References

URL	Tags
http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/241
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/28/new-vulnerability-bypasses-oracles-attempt-to-stop-malware-drive-by-downloads-via-java-applets/
http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-security-work-remains-bug-hunter-sa/240147150
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729	US Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/330453%2Cjava-still-unsafe-new-flaws-discovered.aspx

URL

Timeline

Published	2013-01-31	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-16	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
Last VRT activity	2026-10-19	Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.
Classification created	2026-11-13	First commit adding this CVE's research note.

Published

2013-01-31

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-16

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Last VRT activity

2026-10-19

Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

Classification created

2026-11-13

First commit adding this CVE's research note.

How VRT decided (4 of 24 rules ran)

4 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification decided it matched Outside Waratek scope A researcher set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope.

5 manual classification not reached Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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