CVE-2002-0027: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 19.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read certain files and spoof the URL in the address bar by using the Document.open function to pass information between two frames from different domains, a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability described in MS:MS01-058/CAN-2001-0874.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.5 only; version 6.0 only

Published 2002-03-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.