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CVE-2002-0242

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to...

7.5 High

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via an Extended HTML Form, whose output from the remote server is not properly cleansed.

Exploit likelihood

11.4%Up 4.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via an Extended HTML Form, whose output from the remote server is not properly cleansed.

Record
CVE-2002-0242
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via an Extended HTML Form, whose output from the remote server is not properly cleansed.

Record
CVE-2002-0242
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0239 No score

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via an Extended HTML Form, whose output from the remote server is not properly cleansed.

Record
EUVD-2002-0239
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7jfp-7w7f-mfcm No score

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to...

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via an Extended HTML Form, whose output from the remote server is not properly cleansed.

Record
GHSA-7jfp-7w7f-mfcm
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0242 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 3, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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