CVE-2002-0242 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by crafting an Extended HTML Form where the server's output is not properly sanitized. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.