CVE-2002-0027

Internet Explorer vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

19.3%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read certain files and spoof the URL in the address bar by using the Document.open function to pass information between two frames from different domains, a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability described in MS:MS01-058/CAN-2001-0874.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Internet Explorer

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published

2002-03-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 19.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

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