CVE-2001-0149

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.

Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

First reported 23 years ago

2001-06-02 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:30:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Internet Explorer

References

20000926 IE 5.5/Outlook Express security vulnerability - GetObject() expose user's files

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

20000926 IE 5.5/Outlook Express security vulnerability - GetObject() expose user's files

1718

MS01-015

ie-getobject-expose-files(5293)

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