CVE-2002-0057 describes a vulnerability in the XMLHTTP control within Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later, affecting products like Internet Explorer and SQL Server. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass Internet Explorer security zone settings, enabling them to read arbitrary local files by manipulating XML Data Sources. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium) and an EPSS score indicating higher exploitability than 97% of CVEs, this vulnerability poses a significant risk of unauthorized information disclosure. Despite its age and high EPSS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.