CVE-2002-0189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the Local Computer zone via a URL that exploits a local HTML resource file, aka the "Cross-Site Scripting in Local HTML Resource" vulnerability.

Published: 2002-05-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 13.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13606.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-05-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:27.824Z

Reserved: 2002-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0189

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-05-29T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:56:57.973

Link: CVE-2002-0189

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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