CVE-2014-1816 is a vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 that allows remote attackers to discover client-side full pathnames and local usernames. This occurs because Internet Explorer, when interacting with MSXML, does not properly restrict information transmitted during a download action, enabling a crafted website to extract this sensitive data. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a potential for partial confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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