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CVE-2002-0481
An interaction between Windows Media Player (WMP) and Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass Outlook security settings and execute…
Medium5.1EPSS 10.1%
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- mitre
Description
An interaction between Windows Media Player (WMP) and Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass Outlook security settings and execute Javascript via an IFRAME in an HTML email message that references .WMS (Windows Media Skin) or other WMP media files, whose onload handlers execute the player.LaunchURL() Javascript function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.1% · top 4.4% 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: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20020321 How Outlook 2002 can still execute JavaScript in an HTML email message (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4340 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- outlook-iframe-javascript(8604) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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Record last updated .