CVE-1999-0981 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can access local files via server-side redirects in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction to view the malicious page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0981?
CVE-1999-0981 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 4 Jan 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0981?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-0981 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0981 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-f637-gvqx-348w.