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CVE-2002-0078
The zone determination function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to run scripts in the Local Computer…
High7.5EPSS 21.9%
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- mitre
Description
The zone determination function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to run scripts in the Local Computer zone by embedding the script in a cookie, aka the "Cookie-based Script Execution" vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.9% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- MS02-015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- ie-cookie-local-zone(8701) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:96 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 4392 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020330 IE: Remote webpage can script in local zone (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .