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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-3159 · published 11 September 2013

CVE-2013-3159: Microsoft excel improper input validation vulnerability

Microsoft · Excel

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."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 16% · top 3.2% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by 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."

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-073
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18686
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-073
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18686

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-3159), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.