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CVE-2013-7331

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 6.5EPSS 58.0%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS
58.02% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 25 May 2022 · due 15 June 2022
Weakness
CWE-209
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7331

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.