CVE-2002-2311

Exp

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and possibly others allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary file contents when users press a key corresponding to the JavaScript (1) event.ctrlKey or (2) event.shiftKey onkeydown event contained in a webpage. NOTE: it was reported that the vendor has disputed the severity of this issue.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2311 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.51%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2311

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2311

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 2025-08-21 22.66% 23.51% +0.85%
2 2025-03-30 36.34% 22.66% -13.68%
3 2025-03-29 — 36.34% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2311

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2311

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2311

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
opera_software opera_web_browser 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:6.0.1:*:win32:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2311

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