CVE-2002-1688
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote...
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.
- Record
CVE-2002-1688- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.
- Record
CVE-2002-1688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1669 No score
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1669- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p5px-mhvg-p26g No score
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote...
The browser history feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and steal authentication information via cookies by injecting JavaScript into the URL, which is executed when the user hits the Back button.
- Record
GHSA-p5px-mhvg-p26g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 - History List Script Injection | 2002-04-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1688 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.