Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1217
CVE-2002-1217
Description
Cross-Frame scripting vulnerability in the WebBrowser control as used in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or conduct other unauthorized activities via script that accesses the Document property, which bypasses and domain restrictions.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.5, 6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
10- security.greymagic.com/adv/gm011-ie/nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0024.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-018.shtmlnvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10371.phpnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5963nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A272nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A333nvd
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