CVE-1999-0793 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer where remote attackers can read local files by redirecting data to a JavaScript applet. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) requires high attack complexity and only impacts confidentiality, with no integrity or availability concerns. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the CVE has minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.