CVE-2002-0976
Internet Explorer 4.0 and later allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a web page...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0976- 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 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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0976- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0965 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0965- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2h6x-rf29-p2gv No score
Internet Explorer 4.0 and later allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a web page...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2h6x-rf29-p2gv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5/6 - XML Datasource Applet File Disclosure | 2002-08-17 |
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-2002-0976 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 23, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.