CVE-1999-0981

medium

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a reference to a client window and use a server-side redirect to access local files via that window, aka "Server-side Page Reference Redirect."

References

Advisories

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-050

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ246094

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-12-08

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N