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CVE-2013-7331

Published: Feb 26, 2014Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-209
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
58.0%
Top 0.9%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since May 25, 2022
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-209

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
Internet ExplorerOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:May 25, 2022
Remediation due:Jun 15, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-052
technet.microsoft.com
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7331
cve.mitre.org
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv
cisa.gov
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