CVE-2014-1816
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information...
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2014-1816- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2014-1816- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1890 No score
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2014-1890- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw9f-x7gq-r4jp No score
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information...
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-fw9f-x7gq-r4jp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-1816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Xml Core Services, published June 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-033
securityfocus.com/bid/67895
blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-security-updates.aspx
secunia.com/advisories/58538
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1816
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw9f-x7gq-r4jp