CVE-1999-0870

low Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
7.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: October 1, 1998 (10087 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by pasting a file name into the file upload control, aka untrusted scripted paste.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com