Is CVE-2013-1301 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1301 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1301?

CVE-2013-1301 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-1301

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 16.7%EU EUVD

Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka "XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 16.7% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-1341)
Published: May 15, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1341 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-044
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16750

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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