Internet Explorer 5.0, and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers (malicious web pages) to read known text files from a client's hard drive via a SCRIPT tag with a SRC value that points to the text file.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6688
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2001-12-06
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.0916