CVE-1999-0981 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.12% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-12-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5 / Outlook 98 - 'window.open' Redirect | 1999-11-04 |
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ246094
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-050
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ246094
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-050
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