# CVE-2013-7331: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> CVE-2013-7331: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2013-7331
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:38Z

- Published: 2014-02-26 11:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- EPSS: 50.2%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-05-25, federal due date 2022-06-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Internet Explorer

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7331)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7331)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052)
- [https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/](https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/)
- [http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html](http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html)
- [http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818)

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