CVE-1999-0981
Internet Explorer 5.01 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a reference to a client...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-1999-0981- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-1999-0981- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0962 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-1999-0962- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f637-gvqx-348w No score
Internet Explorer 5.01 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a reference to a client...
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."
- Record
GHSA-f637-gvqx-348w- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 4/5 / Outlook 98 - 'window.open' Redirect | 1999-11-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0981 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 8, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.