CVE-1999-0981
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
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."
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2022-30333 | High | 7.5 | 99% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21300 | High | 8.0 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-32610 | High | 7.1 | 73% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-36193 | High | 7.5 | 71% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2023-40028 | Medium | 4.9 | 58% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-36874 | High | 7.8 | 43% | KEV | Fix |
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