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CVE-2013-7331

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-02-26T14:55:08.520

Last Modified

2026-04-22T13:56:12.067

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-209
Type: Secondary
CWE-209

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	7	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	8	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	9	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	10	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	11	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8.1	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt_8.1	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	No

References

http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-7331 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.