Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Scriptlet privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Scriptlet. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0468. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Scriptlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote server to read arbitrary files on the client's file system using the Microsoft Scriptlet Component.

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was presented 04/09/1999 as MS99-012 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0468. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 311 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS99-012 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2070) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-611†). See VDB-14617 and VDB-14618 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS99-012

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS99-012
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14603
X-Force: 2070
Vulnerability Center: 611 - [MS99-012] Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Arbitrary File Read on Client File System, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:30
Updated: 04/19/2026 01:15
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:30 (46), 04/07/2017 12:05 (16), 08/26/2025 00:29 (15), 04/19/2026 01:15 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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