Microsoft Word and Excel allow remote attackers to steal sensitive information via certain field codes that insert the information when the document is returned to the attacker, as demonstrated in Word using (1) INCLUDETEXT or (2) INCLUDEPICTURE, aka "Flaw in Word Fields and Excel External Updates Could Lead to Information Disclosure."
CVE-2002-1143
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 54%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 11, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103040003014999&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103252858816401&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10008.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10155.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899713
- cve@mitrehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/Technet/security/topics/secword.asp
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5586
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5764
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-059
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A202
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103040003014999&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103252858816401&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10008.php
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10155.php
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899713
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-21812✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 20, 2002
Microsoft Word 95/97/98/2000/2002 - 'INCLUDEPICTURE' Document Sharing File Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-21764✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 26, 2002
Microsoft Word 95/97/98/2000/2002 / Excel 2002 - INCLUDETEXT Document Sharing File Disclosure
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