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CVE-2002-2311

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-2311 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and potentially other versions, where remote attackers could upload arbitrary file contents by leveraging JavaScript event handlers (event.ctrlKey or event.shiftKey) during a user's onkeydown event. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (medium severity), indicating it can be exploited over a network with low complexity and without authentication, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0951 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 23,684 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/283866
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/284068
iss.net / security_center/static/9653.php
securityfocus.com / bid/5290
Exploit