CVE-2000-0061

Internet Explorer 5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Security Zone Mismatch

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0061.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a security zone settings lag in Internet Explorer, allowing remote JavaScript to execute with local zone privileges. It uses a crafted HTML file to read local files by exploiting the delayed security zone update during document loading.

Description

Internet Explorer 5 does not modify the security zone for a document that is being loaded into a window until after the document has been loaded, which could allow remote attackers to execute Javascript in a different security context while the document is loading.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
remotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19719

This exploit leverages a security zone settings lag in Internet Explorer, allowing remote JavaScript to execute with local zone privileges. It uses a crafted HTML file to read local files by exploiting the delayed security zone update during document loading.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.5 preview
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file · Local file (e.g., C:\test.txt) must exist
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/923

Scores

EPSS 0.2034
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/internet_explorer 4.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 4.0.1
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5 preview
Published Jan 07, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026