CVE-2014-1816

Xml Core Services vulnerability

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

14.4%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

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."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Xml Core Services

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2014-06-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 14.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Microsoft Xml Core Services is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-1816.
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