CVE-2013-7331
Medium 6.5 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- 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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5 (MEDIUM)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 50% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-209
Affected products
microsoft: internet explorer; microsoft: windows server 2003; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8; microsoft: windows rt; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-… Exploit
- https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-… Exploit
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-a… Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-a… Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry