Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 XMLHTTP Control privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component XMLHTTP Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0057. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component XMLHTTP Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2001 by jelmer as MS02-008 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0057. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at jscript.dk. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90232 (Microsoft MSXML 4.0 XMLHTTP Control Can Allow Access to Local Files (MS02-008)).

Applying the patch MS02-008 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7712), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 3699†), OSVDB (3032†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-371†). The entries VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-378 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6
  • Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10866
OpenVAS Name: XML Core Services patch (Q318203)
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Patch: MS02-008
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12/15/2001 🔍
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02/11/2002 +58 days 🔍
02/13/2002 +2 days 🔍
03/08/2002 +23 days 🔍
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12/12/2002 +279 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +368 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3860 days 🔍
09/23/2025 +4092 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-008
Researcher: jelmer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17962
X-Force: 7712 - Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLHTTP redirect reveals contents of file
SecurityFocus: 3699 - Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLHTTP File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3032 - Microsoft IE XMLHTTP Control Arbitrary Remote File Access
Vulnerability Center: 371 - [MS02-008] Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLHTTP File Disclosure, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:40
Updated: 09/23/2025 04:50
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:40 (79), 05/06/2019 15:50 (9), 09/23/2025 04:50 (18)
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