CVE-2002-1188
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary...
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary Internet Files folder and obtain user information such as cookies via certain uses of the OBJECT tag, which are not subjected to the proper security checks, aka "Temporary Internet Files folders Name Reading."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary Internet Files folder and obtain user information such as cookies via certain uses of the OBJECT tag, which are not subjected to the proper security checks, aka "Temporary Internet Files folders Name Reading."
- Record
CVE-2002-1188- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary Internet Files folder and obtain user information such as cookies via certain uses of the OBJECT tag, which are not subjected to the proper security checks, aka "Temporary Internet Files folders Name Reading."
- Record
CVE-2002-1188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1172 No score
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary Internet Files folder and obtain user information such as cookies via certain uses of the OBJECT tag, which are not subjected to the proper security checks, aka "Temporary Internet Files folders Name Reading."
- Record
EUVD-2002-1172- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v3g-7257-hfv5 No score
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary...
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary Internet Files folder and obtain user information such as cookies via certain uses of the OBJECT tag, which are not subjected to the proper security checks, aka "Temporary Internet Files folders Name Reading."
- Record
GHSA-2v3g-7257-hfv5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1188 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 11, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-018.shtml
securityfocus.com/bid/6217
iss.net/security_center/static/10665.php
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=103184415307193&w=2
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A690
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1188
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v3g-7257-hfv5