Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.01/5.5 HTML Form INPUT TYPE File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.01/5.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component HTML Form Handler. The manipulation of the argument INPUT TYPE leads to privileges management (File). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0089. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.01/5.5 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HTML Form Handler. The manipulation of the argument INPUT TYPE with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (File). 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 through 5.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the client via the INPUT TYPE element in an HTML form, aka the "File Upload via Form" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was shared 02/16/2001 as MS00-093 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0089. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 990 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS00-093 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 (5615), Exploit-DB (20459), SecurityFocus (BID 2045†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4288†). The entries VDB-16470, VDB-16471 and VDB-16472 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: File
Class: Privileges management / File
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: MS00-093

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12/01/2000 +913 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +77 days 🔍
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05/11/2004 +1180 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3705 days 🔍
03/22/2025 +3915 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-093
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16469
X-Force: 5615 - Microsoft Internet Explorer file upload form
SecurityFocus: 2045
Vulnerability Center: 4288 - [MS00-093] Microsoft Internet Explorer Arbitrary File Upload via INPUT TYPE Form Element, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 12:47
Updated: 03/22/2025 22:46
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:47 (49), 04/07/2017 12:06 (19), 03/22/2025 22:46 (24)
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