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CVE-2002-0976 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 4.0 and later allows remote attackers to r)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-0976
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score6.4
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-09-24
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionInternet 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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