CVE-2002-0722

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to misrepresent the source of a file in the File Download dialogue box to trick users into thinking that the file type is safe to download, aka "File Origin Spoofing."

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=103054692223380&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9937.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5559
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103054692223380&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9937.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5559
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047

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