CVE-2002-0648

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 48.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The legacy <script> data-island capability for XML in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files, and portions of other files, via a URL whose "src" attribute redirects to a local file.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01, 5.01-sp1, 5.01-sp2, 5.5, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2 (+1)

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011639524314&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9936.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5560
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1026
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1148
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1207
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A608
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A776
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011639524314&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9936.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5560

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