Description
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.5 with JavaScript execution enabled allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a script tag with a src parameter that references a non-JavaScript file, then using the onError event handler to monitor the results.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - JavaScript Local File Enumeration (1) EDB-21198 · remote · Jan 3, 2002 · verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - JavaScript Local File Enumeration (2) EDB-21199 · remote · Jan 3, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3779 vdb-entry
- 20020103 Serious IE privacy issues mailing-list
- ie-javascript-onerror(7784) vdb-entry