{"cve":"CVE-2013-3159","nvd":{"published":"2013-09-11T14:03:48.113","modified":"2026-06-16T23:54:37.327","status":"Modified","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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A","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","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-073"],"products":["microsoft:excel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-3159","score":0.15484,"percentile":0.96807,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}