Description
The XMLHttpRequest object (XMLHTTP) in Netscape 6.1 and Mozilla 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and list directories on a client system by opening a URL that redirects the browser to the file on the client, then reading the result using the responseText property.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102017952204097&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_ntbugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102020343728766&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.0104
EPSS Percentile
60.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
mozilla/mozilla
0.9.7
mozilla/mozilla
0.9.9
mozilla/mozilla
1.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
netscape/navigator
6.1
netscape/navigator
6.2
Published
Jun 25, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026