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CVE-2002-0860

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The LoadText method in the spreadsheet component in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through Internet Explorer via a URL that redirects to the target file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Web Components: 2000, 2002
• Microsoft Project: 2000, 2002

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829911018463&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8778.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/3007
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4453
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829911018463&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8778.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/3007
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4453
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044

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