CVE-2013-7331: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium · CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 50.2%, 99th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Internet Explorer
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 (opens in new tab)
- soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-… (opens in new tab)
- www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromi… (opens in new tab)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)