CVE-2013-7331

Summary

CVE	CVE-2013-7331
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2014-02-26 14:55:08 UTC
Updated	2026-04-22 13:56:12 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.580230000 probability, percentile 0.989900000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-05-25; due 2022-06-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-209 | n/a | CWE-209 CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	6.5	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	6.5	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	4.3		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor	Microsoft
Product	Internet Explorer
Name	Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Required Action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7331

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Microsoft	Internet Explorer	6	All	All	All
Application	Microsoft	Internet Explorer	7	All	All	All
Operating System	Microsoft	Windows Server 2003	-	sp2	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-052 - Critical \| Microsoft Docs	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	docs.microsoft.com	Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	www.cisa.gov	US Government Resource
Microsoft XMLDOM in IE can divulge information of local drive/network in error messages \| Computer Security Is My Interest!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	soroush.secproject.com	Exploit
FireEye Blog - Threat Research and Analysis \| FireEye	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.fireeye.com	Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#539289 - Microsoft XMLDOM ActiveX control information disclosure vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.kb.cert.org	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog	CISA	www.cisa.gov	kev

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
ADP	2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z	CVE-2013-7331 added to CISA KEV

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.