CVE-1999-0488

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0 allows a remote attacker to execute security scripts in a different security context using malicious URLs, a variant of the "cross frame" vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 21, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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