Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the Local Computer zone via a URL that exploits a local HTML resource file, aka the "Cross-Site Scripting in Local HTML Resource" vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.13606 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph5w-phqr-wqq2
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2002-0189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ph5w-phqr-wqq2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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