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CVE-2013-7331

is CVE-2013-7331real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Medium · CVSS 6.5EPSS 58.0%CISA KEVCWE-209

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

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.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 3) — CVSS base score 6.5

Practitioners rate this higher than its CVSS — treat with extra caution.

Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · Priya NairCurated

    Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-05-25) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~58%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Diego RamírezCurated

    Required action for Microsoft Internet Explorer: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-15. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Related CVEs

Same weakness — CWE-209.