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CVE-2002-0027

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 19.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-03-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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 products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 6.0

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/3031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246522
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3721
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A974
• http://www.osvdb.org/3031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246522
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3721
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A974

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