High severity · published Apr 9, 1999
CVE-1999-0468
Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote server to read arbitrary files on the client's file system using the Microsoft Scriptlet Component
8.2
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote server to read arbitrary files on the client's file system using the Microsoft Scriptlet Component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0468
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0468
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-012
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