Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-0488
CVE-1999-0488
Description
Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0 allows a remote attacker to execute security scripts in a different security context using malicious URLs, a variant of the "cross frame" vulnerability.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.0 - 5.0
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