CVE-2002-0057

XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

Published: 2002-03-08 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2002-0057 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.76%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +13.27% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0057

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-07 28.49% 41.76% +13.27%
2 2025-03-30 31.12% 28.49% -2.63%
3 2025-03-29 — 31.12% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0057

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0057

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0057

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft xml_core_services 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft xml_core_services 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft xml_core_services 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0057

cvelogic Threat Intelligence