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The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Apr 30, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 3, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 1, 1999
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 30, 2022
Last updated Apr 3, 2025

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(98th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-1999-0891

GHSA ID

GHSA-jh93-948w-rcm2

Source code

No known source code

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