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CVE-2002-0228

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0228 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft MSN Messenger where remote attackers can leverage JavaScript referencing an ActiveX object to extract sensitive user information, such as display names and browsing history, especially when connected to specific Microsoft sites or spoofed domains. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to potential confidentiality impact. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 suggests a notable potential for impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
16.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1635 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 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/1/254021
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/8084.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/4028