CVE-2002-0228

Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to use Javascript that references an ActiveX object to obtain sensitive information such as display names and web site navigation, and possibly more when the user is connected to certain Microsoft sites (or DNS-spoofed sites).

Published: 2002-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0228 is rated Moderate Risk (58.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 28.61%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0228

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 2025-03-30 22.32% 28.61% +6.29%
2 2025-03-29 28.61% 22.32% -6.29%
3 2025-03-19 — 28.61% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0228

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-2002-0228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft msn_messenger 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft msn_messenger 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft msn_messenger 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft msn_messenger 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft msn_messenger 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0228

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