CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects Microsoft, Office. Its EPSS score suggests a 15.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2013-3159
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
15.93%
Microsoft Office
Original NVD Description
Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Excel Viewer; and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3 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."