When was CVE-2002-0648 disclosed?

CVE-2002-0648 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 24, 2002, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2002-0648 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-0648 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2002-0648?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2002-0648, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2002-0648

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized

0.0

The legacy 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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 98.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (18)

cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011639524314&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9936.php
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5560
cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1026
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1148
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1207
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A608
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A776
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011639524314&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9936.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5560
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1026
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1148

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