CVE-2002-0832 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5, 5.5, and 6, allowing remote attackers to bypass cookie privacy settings. This flaw enables persistent storage of information across browser sessions using the userData (storeuserData) feature. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure and modification. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with over 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.