CVE-1999-0468 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote server to read arbitrary files on the client's file system using the Microsoft Scriptlet Component.

Published: 1999-09-29

Score: 8.2 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0467	Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote server to read arbitrary files on the client's file system using the Microsoft Scriptlet Component.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01861.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-012

History

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-08-25T18:51:48.046Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0468

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:41:45.411Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-04-09T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0468

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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