Is CVE-2013-3160 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-3160 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3160?

CVE-2013-3160 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-3160

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 22.7%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 22.7% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-3098)
Published: September 11, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-3098 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / office
microsoft / office
microsoft / word
microsoft / word
microsoft / word viewer

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18819

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

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