Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2013-7331
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 KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
6.5
MEDIUM
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:2.6
EPSS Probability:58.02%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-209 ↗CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all |
| microsoft | windows_7 | all |
| microsoft | windows_8 | all |
| microsoft | windows_rt | all |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | all |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2014-02-25T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2014-02-26T11:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2013-04-25 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:38 |
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