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CVE-1999-0891
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
Medium5.0EPSS 42.3%
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Description
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 42.3% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS99-040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- K-002 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- Q242542 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBx_transferred
- VU#37828 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 11274 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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