CVE-2002-0860 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The LoadText method in the spreadsheet component in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through Internet Explorer via a URL that redirects to the target file.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 31.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2002:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.31687.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829911018463&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8778.php
http://www.osvdb.org/3007
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4453
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Web Components Project

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:49.105Z

Reserved: 2002-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0860

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-09-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0860

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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