CVE-1999-0468 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 0.03207.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Internet Explorer

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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'}`

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 : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0468

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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