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CVE-2002-0727

The Host function in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 is exposed in components that are marked as saf

The Host function in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 is exposed in components that are marked as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the setTimeout method.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.09515
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft office web componentsall versions
microsoft projectall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productlowBitbucket Project Secret Scanning Allowlist Added
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD24 Sep 2002 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829645415486&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8777.phpPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3006
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4449
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044
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