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CVE-1999-0891 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote)

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

CVE IDCVE-1999-0891
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWECWE-94
StatusModified
Published1999-09-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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