CVE-2013-7331
Actively exploited. CVE-2013-7331 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2013-7331 is indexed in Metasploit. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer which allows resources loaded into memory to be queried. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect anti-malware applications.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An information disclosure vulnerability allows querying of resources loaded into memory, potentially revealing anti-malware applications.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is needed as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
- Action
- Update Internet Explorer to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2013-7331 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2013-7331: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25
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