Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2002-0057
XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.192 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.192 · newest: 0.192 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6.0
- Microsoft SQL Server — versions 2000
- Microsoft Windows Xp
- Microsoft XML Core Services — versions 2.6, 3.0, 4.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7712 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3699 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0152.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-008 (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/3032 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0057?
- CVE-2002-0057 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2002-03-08.
- Is CVE-2002-0057 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.