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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0057

XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 19.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
19.18% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer · microsoft/sql server · microsoft/xml core services · microsoft/windows xp
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.