ID:34 - Exploit for Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2013-7331

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:34 - Exploit for Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2013-7331

ID:34 - Exploit for Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2013-7331

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5095
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7331
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft XMLDOM ActiveX component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into visiting it and check for the presence of local drive letters, directory names, files, as well as internal network addresses or websites.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.