Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-0981
CVE-1999-0981
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."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.01
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=5.01
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