CVE-2002-0648: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 48.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The legacy <script> data-island capability for XML in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files, and portions of other files, via a URL whose "src" attribute redirects to a local file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.01 only; version 5.5 only; version 6.0 only

Published 2002-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.