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CVE-2013-7331

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Feb 26, 2014 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft internet explorer

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 26, 2014 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Jun 15, 2022

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer10
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer6
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer7
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer8
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer9
  • vendor Microsoft Internet Explorerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2013-7331

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer which allows resources loaded into memory to be queried. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect anti-malware applications.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2013-7331

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2013-7331

    30-day exploitation probability 50.2%

    first.org
  • Metasploit Modulesauxiliary_gather/ms14_052_xmldom

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-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 explo

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2013-7331 · ZeroDay Findings