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    CVE-2002-1188

    Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to identify the path to the Temporary Internet Files folder and obtain user information such as cookies via certain uses of the OBJECT tag, which are not subjected to the proper security checks, aka "Temporary Internet Files folders Name Reading."

    Published:Dec 11, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 1, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.16205
    CVSS Score:6.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184415307193&w=2
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-018.shtml
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10665.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6217
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A444
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A690
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184415307193&w=2
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-018.shtml
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10665.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6217
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A444
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A690

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High