7.5

CVE-2002-0727: microsoft office_web_components

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 02-04-2003Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-0727 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft office_web_components. EPSS estimates a 18.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
18.85%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

18.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 18.85% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
18.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

5 links