CVE-1999-1235

Internet Explorer 5.0 records the username and password for FTP servers in the URL history, which could allow (1) local users to read the information from another user's index.dat, or (2) people who are physically observing ("shoulder surfing") another user to read the information from the status bar when the user moves the mouse over a link.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 86th percentile

Published

2001-09-12

Updated

2024-08-01

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19473

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry