CVE-2002-2031 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can determine the existence of arbitrary local files by exploiting JavaScript error handling in Internet Explorer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2031?
CVE-2002-2031 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.5 with JavaScript execution enabled allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a script tag with a src parameter that references a non-JavaScript file, then using the onError event handler to monitor the results.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2031?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2031?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2031 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2031 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjrw-5gw4-gjwc.