Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3159
CVE-2013-3159
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."
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp1:*:*:*:x86:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:x86:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1, 2010 SP2
- Range: SP3
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