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."
Published Sep 11, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.33%
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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.33% (0.23327) | 97.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24.16% (0.24158) | 97.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 28.56% (0.28558) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 20.72% (0.20716) | 95.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.65% (0.19649) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 29.49% (0.29493) | 94.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 19.65% (0.19649) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.04% (0.21042) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.90% (0.04903) | 93.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2024 | 5.27% (0.05266) | 93.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 3.52% (0.03515) | 90.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 3.53% (0.03533) | 90.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 3.43% (0.03431) | 90.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 3.17% (0.03169) | 89.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 88.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 97.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 96.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18819 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18819 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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