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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Mozilla | 0.9.7 (including) | 0.9.7 (including) |
| Mozilla | Mozilla | 0.9.9 (including) | 0.9.9 (including) |
| Mozilla | Mozilla | 1.0-rc1 (including) | 1.0-rc1 (including) |
| Mozilla | Mozilla | 1.0-rc2 (including) | 1.0-rc2 (including) |
| Mozilla | Mozilla | 1.0-rc3 (including) | 1.0-rc3 (including) |
| Navigator | Netscape | 6.1 (including) | 6.1 (including) |
| Navigator | Netscape | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RedHat | * |