Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Local HTML HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Local HTML Handler. This manipulation causes HTML injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0189. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Local HTML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the Local Computer zone via a URL that exploits a local HTML resource file, aka the "Cross-Site Scripting in Local HTML Resource" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 08/27/2001. The weakness was released 05/29/2002 as MS02-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0189. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 275 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying the patch MS02-023 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9938), Exploit-DB (21750), SecurityFocus (BID 5561†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3089†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-18150, VDB-18153, VDB-18155 and VDB-18769. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: MS02-023

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04/16/2002 +232 days 🔍
05/29/2002 +43 days 🔍
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12/07/2003 +557 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3869 days 🔍
06/14/2025 +3991 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18151

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X-Force: 9938
SecurityFocus: 5561
Vulnerability Center: 3089 - Cross-site Scripting in Internet Explorer 6.0, Medium

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

Created: 07/11/2014 13:59
Updated: 06/14/2025 06:27
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:59 (63), 04/07/2017 12:07 (1), 06/14/2025 06:27 (25)
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