CVE-2013-7331

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-209

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/Exploit
http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/Exploit
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-7331US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Feb 26, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: May 25, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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