CVE-2013-3160

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Published Sep 11, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 22.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3, Word 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3, and Word Viewer 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."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.7% (22.695% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18819

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Word Word Viewer

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Sep 11, 2013, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:00 PM
Reserved: Apr 17, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2013, 2:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:54 PM

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