CVE-2013-7331
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Feb 26, 2014
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 25, 2014
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/
- 1030818vdb-entry
- MS14-052vendor-advisory
- VU#539289third-party-advisory
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-7331government-resource
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