CVE-1999-0870

Low CVSS 2.6

Published 1998-10-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0870, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by pasting a file name into the file upload control, aka untrusted scripted paste.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0870

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N