CVE-2002-0191 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 29% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files that contain the "{" character via script containing the cssText property of the stylesheet object, aka "Local Information Disclosure through HTML Object" vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 28.98% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-05-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Cascading Style Sheet File Disclosure (MS02-023) | 2002-04-02 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101778302030981&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8740.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4411
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101778302030981&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8740.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4411
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
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