CVE-2001-0089 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.0 through 5.5, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files from a client's system. This "File Upload via Form" vulnerability leverages the INPUT TYPE element in an HTML form to achieve unauthorized file access. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and a partial impact on confidentiality. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei exploits, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20459) exists, suggesting proof-of-concept code is available. Despite its age, it has a surprisingly high FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100, though it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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