Overview

What is Microsoft Internet Explorer and quot;Javascript Redirect and quot; Vulnerability Patch?

eliminates a vulnerability in Internet Explorer which could allow a malicious Web site operator to read files on the computer of a visiting user.

In depth

A closer look at Microsoft Internet Explorer and quot;Javascript Redirect and quot; Vulnerability Patch

Client, local data that is displayed in the browser window can be made available to the server by using a redirect to a JavaScript applet running in the same window.

This in effect bypasses cross-domain security and makes the data available to the applet, which could then send the data to a hostile server.

This could allow malicious Web site operators to read the contents of files on visiting users' computers if they knew the name of the file and the folder in which it resided.

The vulnerability would not enable the malicious user to list the contents of folders; create, modify, or delete files; or usurp any administrative control over the machine.

Verdict

Should you download Microsoft Internet Explorer and quot;Javascript Redirect and quot; Vulnerability Patch?

Microsoft Internet Explorer and quot;Javascript Redirect and quot; Vulnerability Patch runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 294 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Browsers.

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