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CVE-1999-0347 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read local)

Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read local files and spoof web pages via a "%01" character in an "about:" Javascript URL, which causes Internet Explorer to use the domain specified after the character.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0347
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-01-26
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionInternet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read local files and spoof web pages via a "%01" character in an "about:" Javascript URL, which causes Internet Explorer to use the domain specified after the character.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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