Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Windows Scripting Host GetObject File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts the function GetObject of the component Windows Scripting Host. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (File). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0149. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (Web Browser). This affects the function GetObject of the component Windows Scripting Host. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.

The issue has been introduced in 07/08/2000. The weakness was disclosed 06/02/2001 by Georgi Guninski as MS01-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0149. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download 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 329 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch MS01-015 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 (5293), Exploit-DB (20243), Tenable (10861), SecurityFocus (BID 1718†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-903†). The entries VDB-3, VDB-45, VDB-257 and VDB-378 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Patch: MS01-015
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06/02/2001 +249 days 🔍
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02/09/2003 +617 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4163 days 🔍
04/12/2025 +3935 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS01-015
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16707
X-Force: 5293 - Microsoft Internet Explorer exposes users files
SecurityFocus: 1718
Vulnerability Center: 903 - [MS01-015] Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 remote javascript htmlfile vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 07/04/2014 11:24
Updated: 04/12/2025 21:46
Changes: 07/04/2014 11:24 (80), 04/07/2017 12:06 (1), 06/25/2021 15:11 (3), 04/12/2025 21:46 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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