CVE-2013-7331

high-risk
Published 2014-02-26

The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local pathnames, UNC share pathnames, intranet hostnames, and intranet IP addresses by examining error codes, as demonstrated by a res:// URL, and exploited in the wild in February 2014.

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81.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 18% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (11)

Third Party Advisory http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-ac...
Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-05...
Exploit https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-i...
Third Party Advisory http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-ac...
Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-05...
Exploit https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-i...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 13/34 · Low