CVE-1999-1473 Information disclosure in n/a
Internet Explorer leaks authentication credentials to third-party sites during redirects, allowing attackers to steal user session data.
- 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-1999-1473?
CVE-1999-1473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 9 Mar 2002. 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
When a Web site redirects the browser to another site, Internet Explorer 3.02 and 4.0 automatically resends authentication information to the second site, aka the "Page Redirect Issue."
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1473?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1473?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1473 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1473 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc82-f234-qr88.