CVE-2002-0976

Internet Explorer 4.0+ - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

Internet Explorer 4.0 and later allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a web page that accesses a legacy XML Datasource applet (com.ms.xml.dso.XMLDSO.class) and modifies the base URL to point to the local system, which is trusted by the applet.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jelmer · htmllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21721

Scores

EPSS 0.5500
EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Details

Status published
Products (6)
microsoft/internet_explorer 4.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 4.0.1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.0.1 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published Sep 24, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026