CVE-2002-1188 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers t)
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."
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1188 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.4 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-12-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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." |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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