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CVE-2002-0191

38
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0191 describes a local information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to view arbitrary local files containing the "{" character by manipulating the cssText property of the stylesheet object within a script. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to partial confidentiality impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21361) detailing a proof-of-concept, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
28.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21361 · Apr 2, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2898 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
iss.net / security_center/static/8740.php
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/4411