VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1235
CVSS score4.6 NONE
EPSS probability2.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-08-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Internet Explorer 5.0 records the username and password for FTP servers in the URL history, which could allow (1) local users to read the information from another user's index.dat, or (2) people who are physically observing ("shoulder surfing") another user to read the information from the status bar when the user moves the mouse over a link.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other