CVE-2001-0807

Published Dec 6, 2001

Last updated 12 days ago

CVSS info 2.6

Overview

Description
Internet Explorer 5.0, and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers (malicious web pages) to read known text files from a client's hard drive via a SCRIPT tag with a SRC value that points to the text file.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified
Products
internet_explorer

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.6
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
4.9
Vector string
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.