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."
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Georgi Guninski · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19591
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-050
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mskb
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ246094
Scores
EPSS
0.0458
EPSS Percentile
89.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
4.0.1
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0
microsoft/internet_explorer
< 5.01
Published
Dec 08, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026