Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services
CVE-2014-1816
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.144 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.144 · newest: 0.144 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft XML Core Services — versions 3.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-033 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67895 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-sec… (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/58538 (Permissions Required, third-party-advisory)