CVE-1999-1241 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer, with a security setting below Medium, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that uses the FileSystemObject ActiveX object.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 30.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.30276.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://oliver.efri.hr/~crv/security/bugs/NT/activex4.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2173

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.799Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1241

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-05-06T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1241

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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