Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components
CVE-2002-0860
The LoadText method in the spreadsheet component in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through Internet Explorer via a URL that redirects to the target file.
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: 0.188 (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: 0.188 · newest: 0.188 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office Web Components — versions 2000, 2002
- Microsoft Project — versions 2000, 2002
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044 (vendor-advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8778.php (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/3007 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4453 (vdb-entry)