CVE-2002-0722

medium

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to misrepresent the source of a file in the File Download dialogue box to trick users into thinking that the file type is safe to download, aka "File Origin Spoofing."

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5559

http://www.osvdb.org/5129

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9937.php

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103054692223380&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-09-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07584