Unscored severity · published Sep 11, 2013
CVE-2013-3159
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Excel Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML…
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CVSS
15.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Excel Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka "XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)15.5% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2003; 2007; 2010; 2010; 2010; 2010 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3159
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-073
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18686
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