CVE-2013-7331

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

CVSS 3.1 Medium 6.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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

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.

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Medium 6.5

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

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

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: Low
Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: Low
Limited effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	None	No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	Low	Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	None	No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	Low	Limited effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.50210 (50.2% probability)
Percentile: 98.9%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: May 25, 2022
Federal due date: Jun 15, 2022

CISA assessment as of Feb 10, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-…
1030818 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
MS14-052 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
VU#539289 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-de…

Timeline

ID reservedFeb 25, 2014
Record publishedFeb 26, 2014
Added to CISA KEVMay 25, 2022
Record last updatedOct 22, 2025

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