CVE-1999-0702

Exp

Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.01 allows remote attackers to modify or execute files via the Import/Export Favorites feature, aka the "ImportExportFavorites" vulnerability.

Published: 1999-09-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0702 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.43%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0702

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19490 exploit_db edb 1999-09-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0702

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 42.38% 24.43% -17.95%
2 2026-03-29 35.85% 42.38% +6.52%
3 2025-07-17 — 35.85% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0702

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0702

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