CVE-2002-2031 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20.5% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.5 with JavaScript execution enabled allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a script tag with a src parameter that references a non-JavaScript file, then using the onError event handler to monitor the results.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 20.51% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - JavaScript Local File Enumeration (1) | 2002-01-03 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - JavaScript Local File Enumeration (2) | 2002-01-03 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0019.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7784.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3779
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0019.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7784.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3779
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